CVE-2017-6417 is a code injection vulnerability affecting Avira Total Security Suite, Optimization Suite, Internet Security Suite, and Free Security Suite versions 15.0 and earlier. A local attacker can bypass Avira's self-protection mechanism to inject arbitrary code and gain full control over Avira processes using a "DoubleAgent" attack, leveraging the Image File Execution Options registry key. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.7 (Medium), indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with low attack complexity and requiring high privileges. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 15.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avira:free_security_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 15.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avira:internet_security_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 15.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avira:optimization_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 15.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avira:total_security_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.