CVE-2020-8961 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers can inject code to disable Avira's self-protection, allowing them to modify files and defeat antivirus functionality.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-8961?
CVE-2020-8961 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Avira Free-Antivirus before 15.0.2004.1825. The Self-Protection feature does not prohibit a write operation from an external process. Thus, code injection can be used to turn off this feature. After that, one can construct an event that will modify a file at a specific location, and pass this event to the driver, thereby defeating the anti-virus functionality.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8961?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Avira Free Antivirus.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8961?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8961 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-8961 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8961 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6h67-xpj8-pjh2.