10

CVE-2009-1784: avg avg_anti-virus Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
Published 22-05-2009Last modified 07-08-2024
Open JSON

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-1784 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in avg avg_anti-virus. EPSS estimates a 3.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.41%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 22-05-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The AVG parsing engine 8.5 323, as used in multiple AVG anti-virus products including Anti-Virus Network Edition, Internet Security Netzwerk Edition, Server Edition für Linux/FreeBSD, Anti-Virus SBS Edition, and others allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a crafted (1) RAR and (2) ZIP archive.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.41%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.41% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
3.41%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Avg1 product
  • avg_anti-virus≤ 8.0.156 | 6.0.710 | 7.0 | 7.0.251 | 7.0.323 | 7.1.308 | 7.1.407 | 7.5.51 | 7.5.448 | 7.5.476 | 8.0

1 vendor · 1 product

References

4 links