GHSA-fpp4-5g35-6qq3unknown
Missing exception handlers in AvastSvc native message dispatcher (ashServ.dll) on Windows allow a...
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📋 Description
Missing exception handlers in AvastSvc native message dispatcher (ashServ.dll) on Windows allow a local, unprivileged attacker to crash the service by sending specially crafted JSON messages.
The vulnerability spans multiple handler pathways in the RPC-based native message protocol:
- Log_NmSvc.message handler: converts JSON fields to strings without type validation and without exception boundaries.
- OpenInSz_NmSvc handler: converts URL and origin fields to strings without type checking, exposing an exception.
- OpenInSz_NmSvc.profile handler: converts the profile field to an integer without validation.
In all three cases, the exceptions are not caught by action-specific handlers and propagate up the dispatcher. The common root cause is the absence of try-catch blocks around JSON type conversions in the native message processing chain.
🔗 References (6)
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12067
- https://support.avast.com/en-us/article/Update-Antivirus
- https://support.avg.com/SupportArticleView?l=en&urlname=Update-AVG-Antivirus
- https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v20240108175512167
- https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fpp4-5g35-6qq3