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TITLE:
avast! Home/Professional Unspecified TAR File Processing
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27929

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27929/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Unknown

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
avast! Home/Professional 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/5162/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability with an unknown impact has been reported in avast!
Home/Professional.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error when handling
specially crafted TAR files. No further information is currently
available.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 4.7.1098.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 4.7.1098.
http://www.avast.com/eng/download.html

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Sowhat of Nevis Labs.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-4-home_pro-revision-history.html

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