CVEvulnerability

CVE-2009-3523

6.9 MEDIUM Published 2009-10-01 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2009-10-01
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
6.9 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-20

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.

Affected configurations

• avast avast antivirus home (<= 4.8.1351) • avast avast antivirus home 4.7.827 • avast avast antivirus home 4.7.844 • avast avast antivirus home 4.7.869 • avast avast antivirus home 4.7.1043 • avast avast antivirus home 4.7.1098 • avast avast antivirus home 4.8.1169 • avast avast antivirus home 4.8.1195 • avast avast antivirus home 4.8.1201 • avast avast antivirus home 4.8.1227 • avast avast antivirus home 4.8.1229 • avast avast antivirus home 4.8.1282 • avast avast antivirus home 4.8.1290 • avast avast antivirus home 4.8.1296 • avast avast antivirus home 4.8.1335 • avast avast antivirus professional (<= 4.8.1351) • avast avast antivirus professional 4.7.827 • avast avast antivirus professional 4.7.844 • avast avast antivirus professional 4.7.1043 • avast avast antivirus professional 4.7.1098 • avast avast antivirus professional 4.8.1169 • avast avast antivirus professional 4.8.1195 • avast avast antivirus professional 4.8.1201 • avast avast antivirus professional 4.8.1227 • avast avast antivirus professional 4.8.1229 • avast avast antivirus professional 4.8.1282 • avast avast antivirus professional 4.8.1290 • avast avast antivirus professional 4.8.1296 • avast avast antivirus professional 4.8.1335

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness

References