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CVE-2020-20118

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Avast AntiVirus before v.19.7 allows a local attacker to cause a...

5.5 Medium

CVE-2020-20118 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Avast Antivirus, published July 11, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 5th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
5.5 MediumCVSS 3.1, NVD
Exploit chance
0.17%EPSS, 5th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Avast AntiVirus before v.19.7 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted request to the aswSnx.sys driver.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.17%Up 0.1 points since Jul 12, 2023
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.5

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Avast AntiVirus before v.19.7 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted request to the aswSnx.sys driver.

Record
CVE-2020-20118
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-120
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Avast AntiVirus before v.19.7 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted request to the aswSnx.sys driver.

Record
CVE-2020-20118
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-12908No score

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Avast AntiVirus before v.19.7 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted request to the aswSnx.sys driver.

Record
EUVD-2020-12908
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qjj5-85f7-r9rp5.5

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Avast AntiVirus before v.19.7 allows a local attacker to cause a...

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Avast AntiVirus before v.19.7 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted request to the aswSnx.sys driver.

Record
GHSA-qjj5-85f7-r9rp
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-120
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

References

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