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AVG AntiVirus Engine Malware Detection Bypass Vulnerability (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Remote file access
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
14 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with AVG AntiVirus Product Suite for Windows and is prone to Malware Detection Bypass Vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
Error in the file parsing engine can be exploited to bypass the anti-virus scanning functionality via a specially crafted ZIP or RAR file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
AVG Anti-Virus prior to 8.5.323 AVG File Server Edition prior to 8.5.323 on Windows
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to the AVG Anti-Virus Scanning Engine build 8.5.323.