CVE-2016-10402 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Avira Antivirus engine versions before 8.3.36.60 allow remote code execution as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM via a section header with a very large relative virtual address in a PE file, causing an integer overflow and heap-based buffer underflow.

Published: 2017-07-27

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 10.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-1584	Avira Antivirus engine versions before 8.3.36.60 allow remote code execution as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM via a section header with a very large relative virtual address in a PE file, causing an integer overflow and heap-based buffer underflow.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.10215.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84841
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=765

History

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Subscriptions

Avira Antivirus

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-07-27T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:21:50.882Z

Reserved: 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-10402

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-07-27T14:29:00.183

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:39:36.547

Link: CVE-2016-10402

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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