CVE-2024-7236 — Link Following in Antivirus Free
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 75.10%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
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