Avast! Insecure File Permissions Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
BID:36798
Info
Avast! Insecure File Permissions Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 36798 |
| Class: | Design Error |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | No |
| Local: | Yes |
| Published: | Oct 22 2009 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Mar 19 2015 09:24AM |
| Credit: | Maxim A. Kulakov |
| Vulnerable: |
Avast! Antivirus Professional Edition 4.8.1356 Avast! Antivirus Professional Edition 4.8.1351 Avast! Antivirus Professional Edition 4.8.1335 Avast! Antivirus Professional Edition 4.8.1169 Avast! Antivirus Professional Edition 4.7.1098 Avast! Antivirus Professional Edition 4.7.1043 Avast! Antivirus Professional Edition 4.7.844 Avast! Antivirus Professional Edition 4.7.827 Avast! Antivirus Professional Edition 4.6.691 Avast! Antivirus Professional Edition 4.6.665 Avast! Antivirus Professional Edition 4.6.652 Avast! Antivirus Professional Edition 4.6.603 Avast! Antivirus Professional Edition 4.6 Avast! Antivirus Professional Edition 4.0 Avast! Antivirus Home Edition 4.8.1356 Avast! Antivirus Home Edition 4.8.1351 Avast! Antivirus Home Edition 4.8.1335 Avast! Antivirus Home Edition 4.8.1169 Avast! Antivirus Home Edition 4.7.1098 Avast! Antivirus Home Edition 4.7.1043 Avast! Antivirus Home Edition 4.7.869 Avast! Antivirus Home Edition 4.7.844 Avast! Antivirus Home Edition 4.7.827 Avast! Antivirus Home Edition 4.6.691 Avast! Antivirus Home Edition 4.6.665 Avast! Antivirus Home Edition 4.6.655 Avast! Antivirus Home Edition 4.6.652 Avast! Antivirus Home Edition 4.6 Avast! Antivirus Home Edition 4.0 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
Avast! Insecure File Permissions Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Avast! is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability.
A local attacker can exploit this issue to crash the application, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.
This issue affects Avast! Home and Professional Edition 4.8.1356 and earlier.
Avast! is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability.
A local attacker can exploit this issue to crash the application, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.
This issue affects Avast! Home and Professional Edition 4.8.1356 and earlier.
Exploit / POC
Avast! Insecure File Permissions Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
An attacker can use filesystem utilities to exploit this issue.
An attacker can use filesystem utilities to exploit this issue.
Solution / Fix
Avast! Insecure File Permissions Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].
Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].
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Avast! Insecure File Permissions Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
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