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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 13, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-8620

CVE-2015-8620

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Avast virtualization driver (aswSnx.sys) in Avast Internet Security, Pro Antivirus, Premier, and Free Antivirus before 11.1.2253 allows local users to gain privileges via a Unicode file path in an IOCTL request.

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Affected products

5
  • Avast\!/Antivirus
    cpe:2.3:a:avast:avast_free_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <=11.1.2245
  • Avast\!/Internet Security2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:avast:avast_internet_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:avast:avast_internet_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=11.1.2245
    • (no CPE)range: <11.1.2253
  • Avast\!/Premier
    cpe:2.3:a:avast:avast_premier:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <=11.1.2245
  • Avast\!/Pro Antivirus
    cpe:2.3:a:avast:avast_pro_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <=11.1.2245

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