High severity · published Jul 27, 2017
CVE-2016-10402
Avira Antivirus engine versions before 8.3.36.60 allow remote code execution as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM via a section header with a very large relative virtual address in a PE file,…
7.8
CVSS
10.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Avira Antivirus engine versions before 8.3.36.60 allow remote code execution as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM via a section header with a very large relative virtual address in a PE file, causing an integer overflow and heap-based buffer underflow.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)10.2% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Antivirus · Avira
through 8.3.36.59 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10402
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10402
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84841
Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=765
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