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GHSA-4JRJ-98H6-235V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-23 03:31 – Updated: 2024-11-23 03:31

Details

The specific flaw exists within the AVG 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-22803.

Severity ?

6.1 (Medium)


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

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  "modified": "2024-11-23T03:31:58Z",
  "published": "2024-11-23T03:31:58Z",
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CVE-2024-7235 (GCVE-0-2024-7235)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-11-22 21:12 – Updated: 2024-11-23 01:26

Summary

AVG AntiVirus Free Link Following 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 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-22803.

Severity ?

6.1 (Medium)


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

CWE

CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Assigner

zdi

References

URL

Tags

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-…

x_research-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	AVG	AntiVirus Free	Affected: 23.11.8635.809

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Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-4JRJ-98H6-235V

CVE-2024-7235 (GCVE-0-2024-7235)

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