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CVE-2005-1770

Published: May 31, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
7.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 52.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Buffer overflow in the Aavmker4 device driver in Avast! Antivirus 4.6 and possibly other versions allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain signals combined with crafted input.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

alwil
commercialaka alwil avast antivirus
avast antivirusMixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://pb.specialised.info/all/adv/avast-adv.txt
pb.specialised.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111712494620031&w=2
marc.info
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