Avast! Antivirus Unspecified Scan Evasion Vulnerability
BID:13671
Info
Avast! Antivirus Unspecified Scan Evasion Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 13671 |
| Class: | Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions |
| CVE: |
CVE-2005-1719 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | May 18 2005 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Jul 12 2009 02:56PM |
| Credit: | Discovery of this issue is credited to Juha-Matti Laurio. |
| Vulnerable: |
Avast Antivirus Professional Edition 4.0 Avast Antivirus Home Edition 4.0 |
| Not Vulnerable: |
Avast Antivirus Professional Edition 4.6.691 Avast Antivirus Professional Edition 4.6.665 Avast Antivirus Professional Edition 4.6.652 Avast Antivirus Home Edition 4.6.691 Avast Antivirus Home Edition 4.6.665 Avast Antivirus Home Edition 4.6.652 |
Discussion
Avast! Antivirus Unspecified Scan Evasion Vulnerability
Avast! Antivirus is prone to an unspecified scan evasion vulnerability. Reports indicate that the issue manifests because the software fails to properly handle certain unspecified types of files.
This issue could result in a malicious executable file bypassing detection and being executed, based on a false sense of trust, by a recipient.
No further details are available in regard to this issue. However, this BID will be updated as soon as further information is made public.
Avast! Antivirus is prone to an unspecified scan evasion vulnerability. Reports indicate that the issue manifests because the software fails to properly handle certain unspecified types of files.
This issue could result in a malicious executable file bypassing detection and being executed, based on a false sense of trust, by a recipient.
No further details are available in regard to this issue. However, this BID will be updated as soon as further information is made public.
Exploit / POC
Avast! Antivirus Unspecified Scan Evasion Vulnerability
Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.
Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.
Solution / Fix
Avast! Antivirus Unspecified Scan Evasion Vulnerability
Solution:
The vendor has released an update (Version 4.6.652) to address this issue. This update may be obtained through application update functionality or from the following vendor website:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
Solution:
The vendor has released an update (Version 4.6.652) to address this issue. This update may be obtained through application update functionality or from the following vendor website:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
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Avast! Antivirus Unspecified Scan Evasion Vulnerability
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