PT-2017-18275 · Avast · Avast Antivirus

Published 2017-04-27 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-8308

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Avast Antivirus versions prior to 17

Description The issue allows an unprivileged user, or potentially malware, to mark any process as trusted, bypassing the Self-Defense feature. This could lead to subsequent attacks on various components of the Avast product.

Recommendations For versions prior to 17, update to version 17 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8308

Affected Products

Avast Antivirus

References · 4

• 🔥 https://trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/Multiple-Vulnerabilities-in-Avast-Antivirus/?fid=9201 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8308 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8308 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/98084 · Note