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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-17269 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T16:34:22.373Z
Reserved: 2017-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-8308
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-04-27T20:59:00.200
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-8308
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD