CVE-2009-4049

N/A Unknown

Published: November 23, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in aswRdr.sys (aka the TDI RDR driver) in avast! Home and Professional 4.8.1356.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via crafted arguments to IOCTL 0x80002024.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/37368

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.efblog.net/2009/11/avast-aswrdrsys-kernel-pool-corruption.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507891/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37031

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3266

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/Advisory/Avast_aswRdr_sys_Kernel_Pool_Corruption_and_Local_Privilege_Escalation.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/37368