Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in avast! Free Antivirus version 5.0.594 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse mfc90loc.dll that is located in the same folder as an avast license (.avastlic) file.
Published: 2010-08-26
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: 1.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-3126 Untrusted search path vulnerability in avast! Free Antivirus version 5.0.594 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse mfc90loc.dll that is located in the same folder as an avast license (.avastlic) file.
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Avast Avast Antivirus Free
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T02:55:46.759Z

Reserved: 2010-08-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-3126

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Status : Modified

Published: 2010-08-26T18:36:35.623

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-3126

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