Advisory Details

August 18th, 2016

AVG Internet Security avgidsdriverx.sys Untrusted Pointer Dereference Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI-16-483
ZDI-CAN-3732

CVE ID
CVSS SCORE 6.8, AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS AVG
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Internet Security
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of AVG Internet Security. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within processing of the 0x53606148 IOCTL in the avgidsdriverx driver. A crafted buffer sent to this IOCTL causes memory corruption in the kernel. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS AVG has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://files-download.avg.com/inst/mp/AVG_Internet_Security_695.exe


Patched in AVG Internet Security version 16.81.7639, which was released on May 26, 2016.


DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2016-05-12 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2016-08-18 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT bee13oy of CloverSec Labs
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