CVE-2024-7236Link Following in Antivirus Free

CWE-59Link Following3 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 75.10%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedNov 22
Latest updateNov 23

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 att

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

CVEListV5avg/antivirus_free23.12.8700.812
NVDavg/antivirus23.12.8700.812

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-q8f8-792j-48fx: AVG AntiVirus Free icarus Arbitrary File Creation Denial of Service Vulnerability2024-11-23
CVEList
AVG AntiVirus Free icarus Arbitrary File Creation Denial of Service Vulnerability2024-11-22
CVE-2024-7236 — Link Following in AVG Antivirus Free | cvebase