avast! Antivirus CHM unpacker unspecified vulnerability
| avast-chm-unpacker-unspecified (26927) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
avast! Antivirus has an unspecified vulnerability in the CHM unpacker.
Platforms Affected:
- Alwil, avast! Home Edition 4.7.827 and prior
- Alwil, avast! Professional Edition 4.7.827 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of avast! Home or Professional Edition (4.7.844 or later), available from the ALWIL Software Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Other
References:
- ALWIL Software Web site, Free antivirus software download at http://www.avast.com/eng/programs.html.
- BID-18238: Avast! Antivirus CHM Unpacker Unspecified Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2869: Unspecified vulnerability in the CHM unpacker in avast! before 4.7.844 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors.
- SA20387: avast! Unspecified CHM Unpacker Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2115: Avast! CHM Unpacker File Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Reported:
Jun 02, 2006
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