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Avast Free Antivirus Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
10.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
7 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with Avast Free Antivirus and is prone to heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw exists in avast virtualization driver (aswSnx.sys) that handles 'Sandbox' and 'DeepScreen' functionality improperly.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Avast Free Antivirus version before 11.1.2253.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Avast Free Antivirus version 11.1.2253 or later.