Avast AV critical vulnerability (FrSIRT)

Avast AV critical vulnerability (FrSIRT)

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Avast AV critical vulnerability (FrSIRT) Lance 07-21-2005
Posted by Lance on July 21, 2005, 2:26 pm
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http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2005/1167

FrSIRT Advisory : FrSIRT/ADV-2005-1167
CVE Reference : GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2005-07-21

* Technical Description *

Two vulnerabilities were identified in Avast! Antivirus, which could be
exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands and compromise a
vulnerable system.
<snip>

Posted by Jim Macklin on July 21, 2005, 6:55 pm
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Just update the program, the latest version has been
patched. If you do auto updates you would already be fixed.


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| http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2005/1167
|
| FrSIRT Advisory : FrSIRT/ADV-2005-1167
| CVE Reference : GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
| Rated as : Critical
| Remotely Exploitable : Yes
| Locally Exploitable : Yes
| Release Date : 2005-07-21
|
| * Technical Description *
|
| Two vulnerabilities were identified in Avast! Antivirus,
which could be
| exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands and
compromise a
| vulnerable system.
| <snip>



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