CVE-2017-8308

Description

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.

Weakness classification

• CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

Primary references

• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory