CVE-2009-3522

N/A Unknown
Published: October 01, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in aswMon2.sys in avast! Home and Professional for Windows 4.8.1351, and possibly other versions before 4.8.1356, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) and possibly gain privileges via a crafted IOCTL request to IOCTL 0xb2c80018.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/58402
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36858
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-4-home_pro-revision-history.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506681/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36507
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022940
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2761
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53456
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6226
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/Advisory/Avast_aswMon2.sys_kernel_memory_corruption_and_Local_Privilege_Escalation.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://osvdb.org/58402
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36858
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-4-home_pro-revision-history.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506681/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36507
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022940
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2761
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53456
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6226
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/Advisory/Avast_aswMon2.sys_kernel_memory_corruption_and_Local_Privilege_Escalation.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
63th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

avast

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