cve/2015/CVE-2015-8620.md

### [CVE-2015-8620](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8620)
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### Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Avast virtualization driver (aswSnx.sys) in Avast Internet Security, Pro Antivirus, Premier, and Free Antivirus before 11.1.2253 allows local users to gain privileges via a Unicode file path in an IOCTL request.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135859/Avast-11.1.2245-Heap-Overflow.html

#### Github
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