#VU96095 UNIX symbolic link following in AntiVirus Free - CVE-2024-7234 

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#VU96095 UNIX symbolic link following in AntiVirus Free - CVE-2024-7234

Published: August 19, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96095
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-7234
CWE-ID: CWE-61
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
AntiVirus Free
Software vendor:
AVG

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue within the AVG Service in AVGSvc function. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to abuse the service to delete a file and gain elevated privileges on the target system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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