CVE-2016-3986

Avast allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PE file, related to authenticode parsing.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 9.3 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

9.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136090/Avast-Authenticode-Parsing-Memory-Corruption.html	Exploit
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=668
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39530/	Exploit

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:avast:avast:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-04-12 02:00

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-3986

Mitre link : CVE-2016-3986

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-3986

JSON object : View

Products Affected

avast

avast

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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