medium5.5
CVE-2024-7235
AVG AntiVirus Free Link Following Denial-of-Service Vulnerability.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Avg | Antivirus | Version 23.11.8635.809 |