Avast! Antivirus CVE-2017-8307 Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability
BID:98086
Info
Avast! Antivirus CVE-2017-8307 Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 98086 |
| Class: | Design Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2017-8307 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Apr 27 2017 12:00AM |
| Updated: | May 02 2017 12:11AM |
| Credit: | Martin Rakhmanov of Trustwave. |
| Vulnerable: |
Avast Antivirus 0 |
| Not Vulnerable: |
Avast Antivirus 17 |
Discussion
Avast! Antivirus CVE-2017-8307 Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability
Avast! Antivirus is prone to an arbitrary-file-deletion vulnerability.
An attacker can exploit this issue to delete arbitrary files on a vulnerable computer with the affected application.
Versions prior to Avast! Antivirus 17 are vulnerable.
Avast! Antivirus is prone to an arbitrary-file-deletion vulnerability.
An attacker can exploit this issue to delete arbitrary files on a vulnerable computer with the affected application.
Versions prior to Avast! Antivirus 17 are vulnerable.
Exploit / POC
Avast! Antivirus CVE-2017-8307 Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability
The researcher who discovered this issue has created a proof-of-concept. Please see the references for more information.
The researcher who discovered this issue has created a proof-of-concept. Please see the references for more information.
Solution / Fix
Avast! Antivirus CVE-2017-8307 Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability
Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.
Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.
References
Avast! Antivirus CVE-2017-8307 Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability
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