A memory corruption flaw exists in avast! antivirus. The program fails to sanitize user-supplied input via IOCTL resulting in memory corruption. Scanning of a specially crafted file could allow execution of arbitrary code.
Classification
Location:
Local Access Required
Attack Type:
Input Manipulation
Impact:
Loss of Integrity
Solution:
Upgrade
Exploit:
Exploit Public,
Exploit Unknown
Disclosure:
Vendor Verified
Solution
Upgrade to version 5.0.418 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.
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