CVE-2010-0705
highpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.009 · 60 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Aavmker4.sys in avast! 4.8 through 4.8.1368.0 and 5.0 before 5.0.418.0 running on Windows 2000 and XP does not properly validate input to IOCTL 0xb2d60030, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code to gain privileges via IOCTL requests using crafted kernel addresses that trigger memory corruption.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–7.2
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-12406Avast! 4.7 - 'aavmker4.sys' Local Privilege Escalationfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (26)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- avast avast antivirus professional≤ 5.0.396.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:avast:avast_antivirus_professional:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- avast avast antivirus professional= 4.8.1169nvdUScpe:2.3:a:avast:avast_antivirus_professional:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- avast avast antivirus professional= 4.8.1195nvdUScpe:2.3:a:avast:avast_antivirus_professional:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- avast avast antivirus professional= 4.8.1201nvdUScpe:2.3:a:avast:avast_antivirus_professional:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- avast avast antivirus professional= 4.8.1227nvdUScpe:2.3:a:avast:avast_antivirus_professional:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- avast avast antivirus professional= 4.8.1229nvdUScpe:2.3:a:avast:avast_antivirus_professional:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- avast avast antivirus professional= 4.8.1282nvdUScpe:2.3:a:avast:avast_antivirus_professional:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (18)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=55484.0enisa_euvd
- http://osvdb.org/62510enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38677enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38689enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509710/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38363enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023644enisa_euvd
- http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2010-003.txtenisa_euvd
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