CVE-2020-8961
"Avira Free-Antivirus Code Injection and File Manipulation Vulnerability"
Description
An issue was discovered in Avira Free-Antivirus before 15.0.2004.1825. The Self-Protection feature does not prohibit a write operation from an external process. Thus, code injection can be used to turn off this feature. After that, one can construct an event that will modify a file at a specific location, and pass this event to the driver, thereby defeating the anti-virus functionality.
INFO
Published Date :
April 9, 2020, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 21, 2021, 11:39 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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-2020-8961.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://support.avira.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000109798-Avira-Antivirus-for-Windows | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2020-8961 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Jul. 21, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-94 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 10, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://support.avira.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000109798-Avira-Antivirus-for-Windows No Types Assigned https://support.avira.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000109798-Avira-Antivirus-for-Windows Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-94 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:avira:free_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.0.2004.1825
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-8961 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-8961
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.23 }} 0.00%
score
0.59556
percentile