# CVE-2010-5075: Integer overflow in aswFW.sys 5.0.594.0 in Avast! Internet Security 5.0 Korean Trial allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2014-12-28 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in aswFW.sys 5.0.594.0 in Avast! Internet Security 5.0 Korean Trial allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and panic) via a crafted IOCTL_ASWFW_COMM_PIDINFO_RESULTS DeviceIoControl request to \\.\aswFW.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42148
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120228033302/http://www.x90c.org/advisories/avast_internet_security_5.0_memory_corruption_advisory.txt
- http://x90c.blogspot.com/2011/11/avast-internet-security-aswfwsys-ioctl.html
- http://x90c.blogspot.com/2011/12/bid-42148-my-avast-kernel-driver-0day_01.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14533

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