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Vulnerability Report: avast! Home/Professional 4.x
This vulnerability report for avast! Home/Professional 4.x contains a complete overview of all Secunia advisories affecting it. You can use this vulnerability report to ensure that you are aware of all vulnerabilities, both patched and unpatched, affecting this product allowing you to take the necessary precautions.

If you have information about a new or an existing vulnerability in avast! Home/Professional 4.x then you are more than welcome to contact us.


Table of Contents

1. Product Summary Only

2. Secunia Advisory Statistics (All time)
2.1. Statistics for 2009
2.2. Statistics for 2008
2.3. Statistics for 2007
2.4. Statistics for 2006
2.5. Statistics for 2005
2.6. Statistics for 2004
2.7. Statistics for 2003

3. List of Secunia Advisories (All time)
3.1. List for 2009
3.2. List for 2008
3.3. List for 2007
3.4. List for 2006
3.5. List for 2005
3.6. List for 2004
3.7. List for 2003

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Vendor, Links, and Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Vendor ALWIL Software

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Affected By 12 Secunia advisories
17 Vulnerabilities

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Unpatched 0% (0 of 12 Secunia advisories)

Most Critical Unpatched
There are no unpatched Secunia advisories affecting this product, when all vendor patches are applied..




12 Secunia Advisories in 2003-2009
Secunia has issued a total of 12 Secunia advisories in 2003-2009 for avast! Home/Professional 4.x. Currently, 0% (0 out of 12) are marked as unpatched.

More information about the specific Secunia advisories affecting avast! Home/Professional 4.x can be found below. Each Secunia advisory is enclosed by a box highlighted with a color representing its current patch status. You can read the complete Secunia advisories for thorough descriptions of the issues covered and for solution suggestions by clicking either the Secunia advisory title or the "Read More" links available for each Secunia advisory.



avast! Home/Professional aswRdr.sys Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 3 in 2009. 2,395 views.
Release Date:
2009-11-17
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA37368
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Privilege escalation
DoS
Where:
Local system
Short Description:
A vulnerability has been discovered in avast! Home/Professional, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially gain escalated privileges. [Read More]


avast! Home/Professional Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 2 of 3 in 2009. 5,620 views.
Release Date:
2009-09-24
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA36858
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Privilege escalation
DoS
Where:
Local system
Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in avast! Home/Professional, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or gain escalated privileges. [Read More]


avast! Home/Professional "aswMon" Privilege Escalation
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 3 of 3 in 2009. 1,502 views.
Release Date:
2009-08-25
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA36442
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Privilege escalation
DoS
Where:
Local system
Short Description:
Heurs has reported a vulnerability in avast! Home/Professional, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges. [Read More]


avast! Home/Professional aavmker4.sys Privilege Escalation
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 1 in 2008. 10,007 views.
Release Date:
2008-03-31
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA29605
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Privilege escalation
Where:
Local system
Short Description:
Tobias Klein has reported a vulnerability in avast! Home/Professional, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges. [Read More]


avast! Home/Professional TAR File Processing Heap Corruption
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 3 in 2007. 9,321 views.
Release Date:
2007-12-05
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA27929
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
System access
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in avast! Home/Professional, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]


avast! CAB and SIS File Processing Buffer Overflows
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 2 of 3 in 2007. 9,276 views.
Release Date:
2007-05-24
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA25380
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
System access
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
Sergio Alvarez has reported two vulnerabilities in avast!, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]


avast! Zoo Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 3 of 3 in 2007. 6,245 views.
Release Date:
2007-05-08
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA25137
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
DoS
Where:
From remote
Short 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). [Read More]


avast! LHA Archive Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 3 in 2006. 13,137 views.
Release Date:
2006-09-08
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA21794
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
System access
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
Ryan Smith has reported a vulnerability in avast!, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]


avast! Unspecified CHM Unpacker Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 2 of 3 in 2006. 7,523 views.
Release Date:
2006-06-02
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA20387
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Unknown
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
A vulnerability with an unknown impact has been reported in avast! Antivirus. [Read More]


avast! Antivirus Insecure Default File Permissions
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 3 of 3 in 2006. 12,474 views.
Release Date:
2006-03-20
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA19284
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Security Bypass
Manipulation of data
Privilege escalation
Where:
Local system
Short Description:
A security issue has been reported in avast! Antivirus, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions or gain escalated privileges. [Read More]


avast! Antivirus ACE File Handling Two Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 2 in 2005. 18,323 views.
Release Date:
2005-07-21
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA15776
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Manipulation of data
System access
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
Secunia Research has discovered two vulnerabilities in avast!, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]


avast! Antivirus Device Driver Memory Overwrite Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 2 of 2 in 2005. 11,919 views.
Release Date:
2005-05-26
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA15495
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Privilege escalation
DoS
Where:
Local system
Short Description:
Piotr Bania has reported a vulnerability in avast! Antivirus, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or gain escalated privileges. [Read More]