Description
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.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.0
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Affected products
- AVG / AntiVirus Free23.11.8635.809 – 23.11.8635.809
References
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1006/