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.
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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. | |
Title | AVG AntiVirus Free icarus Arbitrary File Creation Denial of Service Vulnerability | |
Weaknesses | CWE-59 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published: 2024-11-22T21:12:14.028Z
Updated: 2024-11-23T01:26:25.130Z
Reserved: 2024-07-29T20:26:49.635Z
Link: CVE-2024-7236
Vulnrichment
Updated: 2024-11-23T01:17:44.404Z
NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2024-11-22T22:15:16.427
Modified: 2024-11-22T22:15:16.427
Link: CVE-2024-7236
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