Avast Free Antivirus AvastSvc Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges 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 delete a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-22272.
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https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1003/ |
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Mon, 09 Dec 2024 20:30:00 +0000
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cvssV3_1
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Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:15:00 +0000
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Avast
Avast free Antivirus |
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CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:avast:free_antivirus:23.9.6082:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Avast free Antivirus |
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Description | Avast Free Antivirus AvastSvc Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges 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 delete a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-22272. | |
Title | Avast Free Antivirus AvastSvc Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | |
Weaknesses | CWE-59 | |
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cvssV3_0
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published: 2024-11-22T21:11:51.625Z
Updated: 2024-11-25T16:55:56.660Z
Reserved: 2024-07-29T20:22:38.024Z
Link: CVE-2024-7227
Vulnrichment
Updated: 2024-11-25T16:55:52.779Z
NVD
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2024-11-22T22:15:15.297
Modified: 2024-12-09T20:09:44.787
Link: CVE-2024-7227
Redhat
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