Avast.Antivirus.X509.Certificate.CName.Remote.Command.Execution

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This indicates an attack attempt against a Remote Code Execution vulnerability in the Avast Antivirus.
The vulnerability is caused by an error when the vulnerable software handle a malformed TLS packet. A remote attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected application via a crafted request.

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AVAST Software Antivirus

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System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems

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Currently we are unaware of any vendor supplied patch for this issue.

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Coverage

IPS (Regular DB)
IPS (Extended DB)

References

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