CVE-2024-7228
Avast Free Antivirus Link Following Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
CVSS Score
6.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
Avast Free Antivirus Link Following Denial-of-Service Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of Avast Free Antivirus. 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 Avast Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to create a folder. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-22806.
| CWE | CWE-59 |
| Vendor | avast |
| Product | free antivirus |
| Published | Nov 22, 2024 |
| Last Updated | Nov 23, 2024 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H Affected Versions
Avast / Free Antivirus
23.11.6090 Build 23.11.8365.809