Vulnerability in Avg Anti-virus
CVE-2017-5566
Code injection vulnerability in AVG Ultimate 17.1 (and earlier), AVG Internet Security 17.1 (and earlier), and AVG AntiVirus FREE 17.1 (and earlier) allows a local attacker to bypass a self-protection mechanism, inject arbitrary code, and…
EPSS: 0.006 (44.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Avg Anti-virus — versions 17.1
- Avg Internet_security — versions 17.1
- Avg Ultimate — versions 17.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5566?
- CVE-2017-5566 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Avg Anti-virus, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2017-03-21.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5566?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.