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CVE-2006-1355

avast! Antivirus 4.6.763 and earlier sets "BUILTIN\Everyone" permissions to critical system files in the installation fo

avast! Antivirus 4.6.763 and earlier sets "BUILTIN\Everyone" permissions to critical system files in the installation folder, which allows local users to gain privileges or disable protection by modifying those files.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.00048
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

1
alwil avast antivirus<= 4.6.763
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Scoring & Timeline

7.2
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD22 Mar 2006 · 02:02 AM
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=19862.0
http://secunia.com/advisories/19284Vendor Advisory
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark%2C15601404~days=9999~start=20
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17158
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1011
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25336
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