7.8high
CVE-2016-39861 exploit
Avast allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PE file, r…
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
7.5%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
Avast allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PE file, related to authenticode parsing.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
7.51% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-39530 Avast! - Authenticode Parsing Memory Corruption · dos · 2016-03-07
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- code.google.com /p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=668 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/39530/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
- packetstormsecurity.com /files/136090/Avast-Authenticode-Parsing-Memory-Corruption.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-3986
- NVD: CVE-2016-3986
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