CVE-2016-3986 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 7.9% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Avast allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PE file, related to authenticode parsing.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 7.88% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-04-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| avast | avast |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Avast! - Authenticode Parsing Memory Corruption | 2016-03-07 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136090/Avast-Authenticode-Parsing-Memory-Corruption.html
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=668
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39530/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136090/Avast-Authenticode-Parsing-Memory-Corruption.html
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=668
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39530/
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