AVG Anti-Virus 'hcp://' Protocol Handler RCE Vulnerability

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:avg:anti-virus";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.802976");
  script_version("2025-09-16T05:38:45+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-3498");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.4");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-16 05:38:45 +0000 (Tue, 16 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-10-01 18:51:18 +0530 (Mon, 01 Oct 2012)");
  script_name("AVG Anti-Virus 'hcp://' Protocol Handler RCE Vulnerability");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.n00bz.net/antivirus-cve");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44189");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514356");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Jun/205");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("secpod_avg_detect_win.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("avg/antivirus/detected");
  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could allow the attackers to bypass virus
scanning and allows an attacker to drop and execute known malicious files.");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"AVG Anti-Virus versions 8.0, 8.0.156 and 8.0.323");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to an error in application when interacting
with the hcp:// URLs by the Microsoft Help and Support Center.");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"AVG Anti-Virus is prone to a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability.
Likely none will be provided anymore.
General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE ) )
  exit( 0 );

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if( version_is_less_equal( version:version, test_version:"8.0.323" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:version, fixed_version:"None", install_path:location );
  security_message( port:0, data:report );
  exit( 0 );
}

exit( 99 );