CVE-2009-3523

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

aavmKer4.sys in avast! Home and Professional for Windows before 4.8.1356 does not properly validate input to IOCTLs (1) 0xb2d6000c and (2) 0xb2d60034, which allows local users to gain privileges via IOCTL requests using crafted kernel addresses that trigger memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1625.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
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
http://www.ntinternals.org/ntiadv0904/ntiadv0904.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6024
Source: cve@mitre.org
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
http://www.ntinternals.org/ntiadv0904/ntiadv0904.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6024
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
36th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

avast

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