Buffer overflow in Avast Antivirus

CVE-2020-10860

An issue was discovered in Avast Antivirus before 20. An Arbitrary Memory Address Overwrite vulnerability in the aswAvLog Log Library results in Denial of Service of the Avast Service (AvastSvc.exe).

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.020 (78.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-10860?
CVE-2020-10860 is a high-severity vulnerability in Avast Antivirus, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-01.
How severe is CVE-2020-10860?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-10860 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.