CVE-2016-3986 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.

HighCVSS 7.8 EPSS 7.5% PoC

Published: 2016-04-08 19:00
Updated: 2026-06-17 03:46
Exploit status: Proof-of-concept only

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

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
avast	All versions	No fix listed

References

CVSS v3.0

7.8 High

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: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

All scores (2)

v3.0 7.8 · nvd@nist.gov
v2.0 9.3 · nvd@nist.gov

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 7.51% (percentile 94.6)
CWE: CWE-119

Public exploit references

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Avast! - Authenticode Parsing Memory Corruption PoC · Exploit Database (OffSec) · 2016-03-07