Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in aswMon2.sys in avast! Home and Professional for Windows 4.8.1351, and possibly other versions before 4.8.1356, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) and possibly gain privileges via a crafted IOCTL request to IOCTL 0xb2c80018.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.2/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://osvdb.org/58402
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36858Vendor Advisory
- http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-4-home_pro-revision-history.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506681/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36507Exploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022940
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2761Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53456
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6226
- https://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/Advisory/Avast_aswMon2.sys_kernel_memory_corruption_and_Local_Privilege_Escalation.phpExploit
- http://osvdb.org/58402
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36858Vendor Advisory
- http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-4-home_pro-revision-history.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506681/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36507Exploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022940
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2761Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53456
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6226
- https://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/Advisory/Avast_aswMon2.sys_kernel_memory_corruption_and_Local_Privilege_Escalation.phpExploit
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 1, 2009
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified