CVE-2016-3986

Published: Apr 12, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

Avast allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PE file, related to authenticode parsing.

Affected (1)

Products: Avast: Avast

Avast

1 product

Avast

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Avast Avast	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (6)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136090/Avast-Authenticode-Parsing-Memory-Corruption.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=668

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39530/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136090/Avast-Authenticode-Parsing-Memory-Corruption.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=668

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39530/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

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