Bypass Vulnerability in AVG Anti-Virus Products
CVE-2009-1784

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Avg

Status
Avg Anti-virus
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 May 2009

What is CVE-2009-1784?

The AVG anti-virus parsing engine version 8.5 323, utilized across multiple AVG products, is susceptible to a bypass vulnerability. This flaw enables remote attackers to avoid malware detection by exploiting specially crafted RAR and ZIP archives. As a result, harmful software may evade standard security measures, posing significant risks to affected systems. Users of AVG products should ensure their software is up to date to mitigate this security concern.

References

http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/04/avg-zip-evasion-bypass.html
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50426
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503392/100/0/threaded
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2009-1784 : Bypass Vulnerability in AVG Anti-Virus Products