Advisory Details

August 24th, 2023

Avira Free Antivirus Integer Overflow Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI-23-1169
ZDI-CAN-19836

CVE ID CVE-2023-1900
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Avira
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Free Antivirus
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avira Free Antivirus. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the netprotection network filter driver. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before writing to memory. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Avira has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2023-03-22 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2023-08-24 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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