AVG Anti-Virus UPX Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability

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  3. AVG Anti-Virus UPX Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability
Summary
The remote host is installed with AVG AntiVirus, which is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Impact
Remote attackers with successful exploitation could deny the service by causing the scanning engine to crash. Impact Level : Application.
Solution
Upgrade to latest AVG Anti-Virus 8.0.156 or later. http://www.grisoft.com/ww.download-trial
Insight
The flaw is caused to a divide by zero error in file parsing engine while handling UPX compressed executables.
Affected
AVG Anti-Virus prior to 8.0.156 on Windows (All).
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Medium Severity
Classification
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