VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-9399
The Avast AV parsing engine allows virus-detection bypass via a crafted ZIP archive.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.16%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.16%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Avast AV parsing engine allows virus-detection bypass via a crafted ZIP archive. This affects versions before 12 definitions 200114-0 of Antivirus Pro, Antivirus Pro Plus, and Antivirus for Linux.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.16% probability · 65th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-436
- Affected
- avast/antivirus for linux · avast/antivirus pro · avast/antivirus pro plus
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://blog.zoller.lu/p/tzo-23-2020-avast-generic-archive.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Feb/35Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.zoller.lu/p/tzo-23-2020-avast-generic-archive.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Feb/35Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.