PT-2012-1303 · Microsoft+1 · Help/Support Center+1

Published 2012-08-22 · Updated 2012-08-22 · CVE-2010-3498

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions AVG Anti-Virus (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue arises from the improper interaction between AVG Anti-Virus and the Microsoft Help and Support Center's processing of hcp:// URLs. This makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malware. The malware is correctly detected by AVG Anti-Virus, but the detection occurs too late to stop the code execution.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-3498

Affected Products

Avg Anti-Virus

Help/Support Center

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3498 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/514356 · Note
• http://n00bz.net/antivirus-cve · Note