CVE-2024-7236

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 attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a persistent denial-of-service condition on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-22942.

Score

CVSS 3.1 5.5 Medium

Status

Analyzed - zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com

Published

2024-11-22

Last modified

2024-11-23

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected products

• Antivirus (Avg)
• Antivirus Free (Avg)

References

• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1009/