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CVE-2017-9977

AVG AntiVirus for MacOS with scan engine before 4668 might allow remote attackers to bypass malware detection by leveraging failure to scan inside disk image (aka DMG) files.

Published

2017-07-12T16:29:00.483

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	avg	anti-virus	-	Yes
Operating System	apple	macos	-	No

References

https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2017/07/06/avg-antivirus-for-macos-doesnt-scan-inside-disk-images-cve-2017-9977/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2017/07/06/avg-antivirus-for-macos-doesnt-scan-inside-disk-images-cve-2017-9977/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)