7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-10402
Avira Antivirus NT Authority SYSTEM Remote Code Execution
Description

Avira Antivirus engine versions before 8.3.36.60 allow remote code execution as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM via a section header with a very large relative virtual address in a PE file, causing an integer overflow and heap-based buffer underflow.

INFO

Published Date :

July 27, 2017, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 5, 2020, 3:14 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-10402 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Avira antivirus
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-10402.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84841 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=765 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-10402 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 05, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84841 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84841 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.3.36.59 OR *cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (including) 8.3.36.59
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84841 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=765 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=765 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivirus:8.3.36.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.49 }} 0.03%

score

0.75975

percentile

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