CVE-2015-8620: Buffer Overflow
First published: Wed Apr 13 2016(Updated: )
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Avast virtualization driver (aswSnx.sys) in Avast Internet Security, Pro Antivirus, Premier, and Free Antivirus before 11.1.2253 allows local users to gain privileges via a Unicode file path in an IOCTL request.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Avast Avast Free Antivirus | <=11.1.2245 | |
| Avast Avast Internet Security | <=11.1.2245 | |
| Avast Avast Premier | <=11.1.2245 | |
| Avast Avast Pro Antivirus | <=11.1.2245 |
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