CVE-2016-10402 in the critical feed json
Avira Antivirus engine versions before 8.3.36.60 allow remote code execution as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM via a section header with a very large…
published 2017-07-27 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-1584
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 10.2%
- EPSS 10.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Avira Antivirus engine versions before 8.3.36.60 allow remote code execution as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM via a section header with a very large relative virtual address in a PE file, causing an integer overflow and heap-based buffer underflow.
Exploit prediction
10.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/84841
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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bugs.chromium.org
/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=765
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-10402
- NVD CVE-2016-10402
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