full-disclosure - Re: AVG 8.0.173 flaw

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Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 11:05:35 -0500
From: "Erik Harrison" <eharrison@...il.com>
To: "alessandro telami" <admin@...er-threats.com>
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk, tribalmp@...il.com
Subject: Re: AVG 8.0.173 flaw

leveraging the same access credentials and attack vector, an attacker
could shut down the affected system without authorization.

oh shit. time to patch!

On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 10:49 AM, alessandro telami
<admin@...er-threats.com> wrote:
> What sort of vulnerability would this be???
>
>> Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 08:52:28 +0000
>> From: tribalmp@...il.com
>> To: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
>> Subject: [Full-disclosure] AVG 8.0.173 flaw
>>
>> AVG 8.0.173 flaw
>> Nov 5, 2008
>>
>> -- Affected Vendors:
>> AVG Technologies
>>
>> -- Affected Products:
>> AVG 8.0.173
>>
>> -- Vulnerability Details:
>> There is a flaw in AVG 8.0 that alow a user to shutdown the AVG
>> Resident Shield Service via Task Manager temporarily and execute a
>> malicious file while the AVG Resident Shield Service is restarting.
>>
>> Note: The AVG Resident Shield Service can be crashed, until next boot.
>>
>> -- Dificulty Level:
>> low
>>
>> -- Vendor Response:
>> None
>>
>> -- Disclosure Timeline:
>> 2008-11-05 - Disclosure
>>
>> -- About:
>> Fabio Pinheiro at http://dicas3000.blogspot.com
>>
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