Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in aswMon2.sys in avast! Home and Professional for Windows 4.8.1351, and possibly other versions before 4.8.1356, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) and possibly gain privileges via a crafted IOCTL request to IOCTL 0xb2c80018.
Affected products
- Avast / avast_antivirus_home4.8.1351 – 4.8.1351
- Avast / avast_antivirus_professional4.8.1351 – 4.8.1351
References
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36507
- MISChttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022940
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506681/100/0/threaded
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/36858
- MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53456
- MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6226
- MISChttps://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/Advisory/Avast_aswMon2.sys_kernel_memory_corruption_and_Local_Privilege_Escalation.php
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2761
- MISChttp://www.avast.com/eng/avast-4-home_pro-revision-history.html
- MISChttp://osvdb.org/58402