CVE-2014-9632

7.2 · HIGH

Published Feb 6, 2015 avg CWE-264 EPSS 1.46% (72th pctl) AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Overview

CVE-2014-9632 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting avg protection. It was published on February 6, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

The TDI driver (avgtdix.sys) in AVG Internet Security before 2013.3495 Hot Fix 18 and 2015.x before 2015.5315 and Protection before 2015.5315 allows local users to write to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted 0x830020f8 IOCTL call.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from avg. Update protection to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
avg	protection	2015	Affected
avg	internet_security	>= 2013, < 2013.3495	Affected

References

Ref packetstormsecurity.com/files/130248/AVG-Internet-Security-2015.0.5315-Privilege-Escalation.html Ref www.avg.com/eu-en/avg-release-notes Ref www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35993 Ref www.greyhathacker.net/?p=818 Ref www.osvdb.org/113824 Ref packetstormsecurity.com/files/130248/AVG-Internet-Security-2015.0.5315-Privilege-Escalation.html Ref www.avg.com/eu-en/avg-release-notes Ref www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35993 Ref www.greyhathacker.net/?p=818 Ref www.osvdb.org/113824

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-9632?

CVE-2014-9632 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting avg protection. It was published on February 6, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-9632?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-9632?

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