In Avast Antivirus before v17, an unprivileged user (and thus malware or a virus) can mark an arbitrary process as Trusted from the perspective of the Avast product. This bypasses the Self-Defense feature of the product, opening a door to subsequent attack on many of its components.
References
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98084 | VDB Entry Third Party Advisory |
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/Multiple-Vulnerabilities-in-Avast-Antivirus/?fid=9201 | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
History
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2017-04-27T20:00:00
Updated: 2017-05-01T09:57:02
Reserved: 2017-04-27T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-8308
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2017-04-27T20:59:00.200
Modified: 2019-10-03T00:03:26.223
Link: CVE-2017-8308
JSON object: View
Redhat Information
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CWE