First published: Fri Nov 22 2024(Updated: )
Avast Free Antivirus Link Following Denial-of-Service Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of Avast Free Antivirus. 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 Avast 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-22806.
Credit: zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Avast Free Antivirus | ||
Avast Free Antivirus | =23.11.6090-build_23.11.8365.809 |
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