VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-3986
Avast allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PE file, related to authenticode parsing.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 7.88%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.88%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Avast allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PE file, related to authenticode parsing.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 7.88% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- avast/avast
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136090/Avast-Authenticode-Parsing-Memory-Corruption.htmlExploit
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=668
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39530/Exploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136090/Avast-Authenticode-Parsing-Memory-Corruption.htmlExploit
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=668
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39530/Exploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.