CVE-2010-0705

Description

Aavmker4.sys in avast! 4.8 through 4.8.1368.0 and 5.0 before 5.0.418.0 running on Windows 2000 and XP does not properly validate input to IOCTL 0xb2d60030, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code to gain privileges via IOCTL requests using crafted kernel addresses that trigger memory corruption.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.27%
Vendor Advisory avast.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38363 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/62510 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/38689 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0449 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=55484.0 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509710/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023644 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/38677 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2010-003.txt

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0705?
CVE-2010-0705 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0705?
To fix CVE-2010-0705, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-0705 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-0705 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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