CVE-2009-1784
AVG Anti-Virus < 8.0.156 - Malware Detection Bypass via Crafted RAR and ZIP Archives
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/04/avg-zip-evasion-bypass.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50426
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503392/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34895
Scores
EPSS
0.0341
EPSS Percentile
87.5%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (11)
avg/avg_anti-virus
6.0.710
avg/avg_anti-virus
7.0
avg/avg_anti-virus
7.0.251
avg/avg_anti-virus
7.0.323
avg/avg_anti-virus
7.1.308
avg/avg_anti-virus
7.1.407
avg/avg_anti-virus
7.5.51
avg/avg_anti-virus
7.5.448
avg/avg_anti-virus
7.5.476
avg/avg_anti-virus
8.0
... and 1 more
Published
May 22, 2009
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026