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avast! Zoo Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA25137
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Release Date:
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2007-05-08
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Last Update:
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2007-05-24
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Popularity:
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6,160 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | avast! Home/Professional 4.x
avast! Managed Client 4.x
avast! Server Edition 4.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
Jean-Sebastien Guay-Leroux has reported a vulnerability in avast!, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the handling of Zoo archives. This can be exploited to cause an infinite loop resulting in high CPU utilisation.
The vulnerability reportedly affects versions prior to 4.7.981 of the Home/Professional edition, 4.7.766 for servers, and 4.7.700 for the Managed Client product.
Change Page:
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