CVE-2020-10860

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Published Apr 1, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in Avast Antivirus before 20. An Arbitrary Memory Address Overwrite vulnerability in the aswAvLog Log Library results in Denial of Service of the Avast Service (AvastSvc.exe).

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:avast:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-3266	An issue was discovered in Avast Antivirus before 20. An Arbitrary Memory Address Overwrite vulnerability in the aswAvLog Log Library results in Denial of Service of the Avast Service (AvastSvc.exe).

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.1% (2.084% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232420.0
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232423.0
https://github.com/umarfarook882/Avast_Multiple_Vulnerability_Disclosure/blob/master/README.md

History

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Subscriptions

Avast Antivirus

Microsoft Windows

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 11:14 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 1, 2020, 4:49 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 11:14 AM
Reserved: Mar 23, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:48 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 1, 2020, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:48 AM

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