Avast! Antivirus Server Edition Password Setting Security Bypass Vulnerability

BID:22425

Info

Avast! Antivirus Server Edition Password Setting Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 22425
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2007-0829
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Feb 06 2007 12:00AM
Updated: May 12 2015 07:34PM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: Avast Antivirus Server Edition 4.7.676
Avast Antivirus Server Edition 4.7.660
Avast Antivirus Server Edition 4.6.566
Avast Antivirus Server Edition 4.6.489
Avast Antivirus Server Edition 4.6.460
Not Vulnerable: Avast Antivirus Server Edition 4.7.726

Discussion

Avast! Antivirus Server Edition Password Setting Security Bypass Vulnerability

Avast! Antivirus Server Edition is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability because of an access-validation error.

An attacker can exploit this issue to change certain settings in the affected application. This may aid in other attacks.

This issue affects version prior to 4.7.726.

Exploit / POC

Solution / Fix

Avast! Antivirus Server Edition Password Setting Security Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an update to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.

References

Avast! Antivirus Server Edition Password Setting Security Bypass Vulnerability

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