CVE-2024-7236

MEDIUM

AVG AntiVirus Free - Denial of Service via Symbolic Link Attack in Installer

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1009/

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0026
EPSS Percentile 17.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-59
Status published
Products (1)
avg/antivirus 23.12.8700.812
Published Nov 22, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026