CVE-2022-4429 (GCVE-0-2022-4429)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-01-10 09:28
Modified
2025-04-08 14:51
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Summary
Avira Security for Windows contains an unquoted service path which allows attackers with local administrative privileges to cause a Denial of Service. The issue was fixed with Avira Security version 1.1.78
References
security@nortonlifelock.comhttps://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
NortonLifelock (GenDigital) Avira Security for Windows Version: up to version 1.1.77
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