Overview
Avast! antivirus contains a buffer overflow vulnerability. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute code a vulnerable system.
Description
Avast! antivirus is an antivirus application that can scan different types of files. The Symbian Installer Format (SIS) file format is used by the Symbian OS to package files for distribution to mobile devices. Avast! antivirus contains a buffer overflow vulnerability. By convincing a user to scan a specially crafted SIS file with a vulnerable version of Avast! antivirus, an attacker may be able to trigger the overflow. |
Impact
A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code, or create a denial-of-service condition. |
Solution
Update |
Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
- http://www.avast.com/eng/adnm-management-client-revision-history.html
- http://www.avast.com/eng/search.php?searchFor=sergio+alvarez
- http://www.nruns.com/security_advisory.php
- http://www.symbian.com/Developer/techlib/v70sdocs/doc_source/ToolsAndUtilities/Installing-ref/PackageFileFormatReference.guide.html
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Sergio Alvarez of n.runs AG and Avast! for information that was used in this report.
This document was written by Ryan Giobbi.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | None |
| Severity Metric: | 1.15 |
| Date Public: | 2007-05-25 |
| Date First Published: | 2007-05-29 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2007-05-29 12:35 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 6 |