2009-3523 | avast Antivirus Professional input validation (BID-36888 / 42261)

By Max On Aug 23, 2021

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8.4	$0-$5k	0.04

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in avast Antivirus Professional up to 4.7.1042 (Anti-Malware Software). This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 10/01/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at ntinternals.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-3523 since 10/01/2009. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42261 (avast! Professional Edition Windows.

Upgrading to version 4.7.1043 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Vulnerability Center (SBV-23915) and Tenable (42261). The entries 50338 and 50336 are pretty similar.

Type

Anti-Malware Software

Vendor

avast

Name

Antivirus Professional

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 42261
Nessus Name: avast! Professional Edition Nessus File: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 801111
OpenVAS Name: avast! Multiple Vulnerabilities – Oct09 (Win)
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Upgrade: Antivirus Professional 4.7.1043

09/24/2009 🔍
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10/01/2009 +6 days 🔍
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11/03/2009 +33 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1961 days 🔍
08/23/2021 +2350 days 🔍Advisory: ntinternals.org
Status: Not defined
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