Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a heap buffer out-of-bounds read in the Avira Antivirus engine that occurs when scanning a malformed PDF file. It means the antivirus engine reads memory outside the allocated buffer, which can lead to unexpected behavior.

This flaw may allow an attacker to execute code locally or cause a denial-of-service (DoS) by crashing the antivirus engine process.

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Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can impact you by allowing local attackers to execute arbitrary code on your system or cause the antivirus engine to crash, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

This could compromise the security of your system by bypassing antivirus protections or causing interruptions in antivirus functionality.

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