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CVE-2017-8308
Published: Apr 27, 2017
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
In Avast Antivirus before v17, an unprivileged user (and thus malware or a virus) can mark an arbitrary process as Trusted from the perspective of the Avast product. This bypasses the Self-Defense feature of the product, opening a door to subsequent attack on many of its components.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
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