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CVE-2006-1355

avast! Antivirus 4.6.763 and earlier sets "BUILTIN\Everyone" permissions to critical system files in the installation folder, which allows local users to gain privileges or disable protection by modifying those files.

Published

2006-03-22T02:02:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	alwil	avast_antivirus	≤ 4.6.763	Yes

References

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=19862.0 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/19284 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark%2C15601404~days=9999~start=20 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17158 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1011 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25336 ([email protected])
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=19862.0 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/19284 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark%2C15601404~days=9999~start=20 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17158 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1011 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25336 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)