CVE-2024-7228 (GCVE-0-2024-7228)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-11-22 21:11
Modified
2024-11-23 01:26
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')
Summary
Avast Free Antivirus Link Following Denial-of-Service Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of Avast Free Antivirus. 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 Avast 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-22806.
References
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.comhttps://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-999/Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Avast Free Antivirus Version: 23.11.6090 Build 23.11.8365.809
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