๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2024-7236

MEDIUM 5.3

AVG AntiVirus Free icarus Arbitrary File Creation Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVSS Score
5.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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.

CWE CWE-59
Vendor avg
Product antivirus free
Published Nov 22, 2024
Last Updated Nov 23, 2024
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Affected Versions

AVG / AntiVirus Free
23.12.8700.812

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
zerodayinitiative.com: https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1009/