Description
aavmKer4.sys in avast! Home and Professional for Windows before 4.8.1356 does not properly validate input to IOCTLs (1) 0xb2d6000c and (2) 0xb2d60034, which allows local users to gain privileges via IOCTL requests using crafted kernel addresses that trigger memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1625.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.9/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36858Vendor Advisory
- http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-4-home_pro-revision-history.html
- http://www.ntinternals.org/ntiadv0904/ntiadv0904.htmlExploit
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6024
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36858Vendor Advisory
- http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-4-home_pro-revision-history.html
- http://www.ntinternals.org/ntiadv0904/ntiadv0904.htmlExploit
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6024
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 1, 2009
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified