OSVDB ID: 58403

Title: avast! Home / Professional for Windows avast4.ini ashWsFtr.dll Subversion Local Privilege Escalation

Info

Disclosure

Sep 25, 2009

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Sep 25, 2009

Description

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.8.1356 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2009-3524 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 36796
Secunia Advisory ID: 36858
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-10/0169.html
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-4-home_pro-revision-history.html

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/36218