Vulnerability Details CVE-2017-5566
Code injection vulnerability in AVG Ultimate 17.1 (and earlier), AVG Internet Security 17.1 (and earlier), and AVG AntiVirus FREE 17.1 (and earlier) allows a local attacker to bypass a self-protection mechanism, inject arbitrary code, and take full control of any AVG process via a "DoubleAgent" attack. One perspective on this issue is that (1) these products do not use the Protected Processes feature, and therefore an attacker can enter an arbitrary Application Verifier Provider DLL under Image File Execution Options in the registry; (2) the self-protection mechanism is intended to block all local processes (regardless of privileges) from modifying Image File Execution Options for these products; and (3) this mechanism can be bypassed by an attacker who temporarily renames Image File Execution Options during the attack.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 28.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 6.7
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
References
- http://cybellum.com/doubleagent-taking-full-control-antivirus/
- http://cybellum.com/doubleagentzero-day-code-injection-and-persistence-technique/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97022
- http://cybellum.com/doubleagent-taking-full-control-antivirus/
- http://cybellum.com/doubleagentzero-day-code-injection-and-persistence-technique/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97022
Products affected by CVE-2017-5566
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cpe:2.3:a:avg:anti-virus:17.1
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cpe:2.3:a:avg:internet_security:17.1
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cpe:2.3:a:avg:ultimate:17.1