Buffer overflow in Avira Antivirus
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, causing an integer overflow and heap-based buffer underflow.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.102 (95.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.102 · newest: 0.102 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/84841 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-10402?
- CVE-2016-10402 is a high-severity vulnerability in Avira Antivirus, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-07-27.
- How severe is CVE-2016-10402?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.