CVE-2015-8620
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.8)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.50%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 41
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (4)
CWE
- CWE-119
Referencias
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135859/Avast-11.1.2245-Heap-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/94
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035093
- https://www.nettitude.co.uk/exploiting-a-kernel-paged-pool-buffer-overflow-in-avast-virtualization-driver/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135859/Avast-11.1.2245-Heap-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/94
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035093
- https://www.nettitude.co.uk/exploiting-a-kernel-paged-pool-buffer-overflow-in-avast-virtualization-driver/
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