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ghsa-hjj8-vwr9-34qh

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-05-13 01:47

Modified

2022-05-13 01:47

Severity ?

7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

In Avast Antivirus before v17, an unprivileged user (and thus malware or a virus) can mark an arbitrary process as Trusted from the perspective of the Avast product. This bypasses the Self-Defense feature of the product, opening a door to subsequent attack on many of its components.

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  "aliases": [
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  ],
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  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:47:27Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:47:27Z",
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cve-2017-8308

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2017-04-27 20:00

Modified

2024-08-05 16:34

Severity ?

Summary

References

▼	URL	Tags
	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98084	vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
	https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/Multiple-Vulnerabilities-in-Avast-Antivirus/?fid=9201	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

▼	Vendor	Product
	n/a	n/a

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

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Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.

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