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AVG Antivirus Code Injection Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The host is installed with AVG Antivirus and is prone to code injection vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw exists due to, - No use of Protected Processes feature, and therefore an attacker can enter an arbitrary Application Verifier Provider DLL under Image File Execution Options in the registry. - The self-protection mechanism is intended to block all local processes (regardless of privileges) from modifying Image File Execution Options for these products.
Affected Software
Affected Software
AVG Antivirus 17.1 and earlier on Windows
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Apply the mitigation