Heap-based buffer overflow in the Avast virtualization driver (aswSnx.sys) in Avast Internet Security, Pro Antivirus, Premier, and Free Antivirus before 11.1.2253 allows local users to gain privileges via a Unicode file path in an IOCTL request.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8497 Heap-based buffer overflow in the Avast virtualization driver (aswSnx.sys) in Avast Internet Security, Pro Antivirus, Premier, and Free Antivirus before 11.1.2253 allows local users to gain privileges via a Unicode file path in an IOCTL request.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:20:43.430Z

Reserved: 2015-12-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-8620

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-04-13T14:59:03.437

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-8620

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