HIGH
Avira Antivirus engine versions before 8.3.36.60 allow remote code execution as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM via a section header with a very large relative virtual address in a PE file, causing an integer overflow and heap-based buffer underflow
Published Jul 27, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 10.21%
Description
Avira Antivirus engine versions before 8.3.36.60 allow remote code execution as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM via a section header with a very large relative virtual address in a PE file, causing an integer overflow and heap-based buffer underflow.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
10.21% 0.10215
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.10215
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.21% (0.10215) | 95.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.21% (0.10215) | 95.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.50% (0.01503) | 79.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.49% (0.00487) | 76.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2024 | 0.49% (0.00487) | 75.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 28, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00454) | 74.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 17, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00420) | 73.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 21, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00420) | 71.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2023 | 0.68% (0.00683) | 77.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 0.74% (0.00737) | 78.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 68.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 7, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00300) | 65.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00254) | 61.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00208) | 56.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01765) | 76.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01765) | 74.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.61% (0.01611) | 73.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.61% (0.01611) | 52.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84841 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=765 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84841 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=765 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 27, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jul 27, 2017
Link CVE-2016-10402
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a