CVE-2015-8620

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-8620
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-13 14:59:00 UTC
Updated2021-03-26 20:37:00 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the Avast virtualization driver (aswSnx.sys) in Avast Internet Security, Pro Antivirus, Premier, and Free Antivirus before 11.1.2253 allows local users to gain privileges via a Unicode file path in an IOCTL request.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Avast Avast Free Antivirus All All All All
Application Avast Avast Free Antivirus All All All All
Application Avast Avast Internet Security All All All All
Application Avast Avast Internet Security All All All All
Application Avast Avast Premier All All All All
Application Avast Avast Premier All All All All
Application Avast Avast Pro Antivirus All All All All
Application Avast Avast Pro Antivirus All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Avast 11.1.2245 Heap Overflow ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Exploit
Exploiting a Kernel Paged Pool Buffer Overflow in Avast Virtualization Driver | Nettitude MISC www.nettitude.co.uk Exploit
avast! Products Heap Overflow in 'aswSnx.sys' Driver Lets Local Users Obtain System Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Full Disclosure: Avast Virtualization Driver - Elevation Of Privileges FULLDISC seclists.org Exploit
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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