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avast! 'aswRdr.sys' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.2
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/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 avast! AntiVirus and is prone to Buffer Overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The vulnerability is due to an error in 'aswRdr.sys' when processing IOCTLs. This can be exploited to corrupt kernel memory via a specially crafted 0x80002024 IOCTL.
Affected Software
Affected Software
avast! Home and Professional version 4.8.1356 and prior on Windows.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to avast! Home and Professional version 4.8.1367 or later