UNIX symbolic link following in AntiVirus Free - CVE-2024-7235
Published: August 19, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96180
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-7235
CWE-ID: CWE-61
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: AVG
Affected software:
AntiVirus Free
AntiVirus Free
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue within the AVG Installer. A local user can abuse the service to create a folder and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-7235
Install updates from vendor's website.