CVE-2024-7236
AVG AntiVirus Free icarus Arbitrary File Creation Denial of Service Vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- Nov 22, 2024
- Updated
- Nov 23, 2024
- Reserved
- Jul 29, 2024
Description
AVG AntiVirus Free icarus Arbitrary File Creation Denial of Service Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of AVG AntiVirus Free. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the AVG Installer. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the update functionality to create a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a persistent denial-of-service condition on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-22942.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H | zdi |
Weaknesses
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
AntiVirus FreeAVG |
|
References
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