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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900719
Category:Remote file access
Title:AVG AntiVirus Engine Malware Detection Bypass Vulnerability (Windows)
Summary:This host is installed with AVG AntiVirus Product Suite for Windows; and is prone to Malware Detection Bypass Vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
This host is installed with AVG AntiVirus Product Suite for Windows
and is prone to Malware Detection Bypass Vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
Error in the file parsing engine can be exploited to bypass the anti-virus
scanning functionality via a specially crafted ZIP or RAR file.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will let the attacker craft malwares in a crafted
archive file and spread it across the network to gain access to sensitive
information or cause damage to the remote system.

Affected Software/OS:
AVG Anti-Virus prior to 8.5.323
AVG File Server Edition prior to 8.5.323 on Windows

Solution:
Upgrade to the AVG Anti-Virus Scanning Engine build 8.5.323.

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 34895
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1784
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34895
Bugtraq: 20090509 [TZO-20-2009] AVG ZIP evasion / bypass (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503392/100/0/threaded
http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/04/avg-zip-evasion-bypass.html
XForce ISS Database: avg-zip-security-bypass(50426)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50426
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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