Antivirus Engine
CVE-2017-10706
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, buffer size validation
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 6.2 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.06%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A local attacker with access to the system could corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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When Antiy Antivirus Engine before 5.0.0.05171547 scans a special ZIP archive, it crashes with a stack-based buffer overflow because a fixed path length is used. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.2), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.
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This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. When Antiy Antivirus Engine before 5.0.0.05171547 scans a special ZIP archive, it crashes with a stack-based buffer overflow because a fixed path length is used. Affected products include: Antiy Antivirus Engine. Version information: before 5.0.0.05171547.
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
When Antiy Antivirus Engine before 5.0.0.05171547 scans a special ZIP archive, it crashes with a stack-based buffer overflow because a fixed path length is used.
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Attack Technique
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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