HIGH
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
Published Apr 8, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 7.88%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/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
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.
7.88% 0.07881
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.07881
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 (26 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.88% (0.07881) | 94.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 7.88% (0.07881) | 94.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 10.05% (0.10051) | 95.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 7.88% (0.07881) | 94.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 10.05% (0.10051) | 95.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 7.88% (0.07881) | 94.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 10.05% (0.10051) | 95.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 7.88% (0.07881) | 94.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 10.05% (0.10051) | 95.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.88% (0.07881) | 93.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 14, 2025 | 3.38% (0.03378) | 86.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 16.12% (0.16117) | 94.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 25.11% (0.25111) | 96.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 11.48% (0.11478) | 95.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 3.63% (0.03626) | 91.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 2.14% (0.02136) | 89.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 1.75% (0.01750) | 87.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | 1.45% (0.01446) | 86.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 1.32% (0.01320) | 85.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 1.18% (0.01176) | 84.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 28, 2023 | 9.93% (0.09925) | 94.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 8.16% (0.08157) | 93.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09923) | 94.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09923) | 94.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09923) | 87.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.86% (0.08858) | 82.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136090/Avast-Authenticode-Parsing-Memory-Corruption.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=668 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39530/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136090/Avast-Authenticode-Parsing-Memory-Corruption.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=668 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39530/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 8, 2016
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Apr 8, 2016
Link CVE-2016-3986
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a