SB2023082515 - Privilege escalation in Avira antivirus
Published: August 25, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023082515
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1900)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the Avira network protection feature in Endpointprotection.exe. A local user can trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.