Vulnerability · Published Nov 22, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2024-7236AVG AntiVirus Free icarus Arbitrary File Creation Denial of Service Vulnerability

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in AntiVirus Free from AVG. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 19% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)5.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
AVG	AntiVirus Free	23.12.8700.812

Weakness: CWE-59 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

References

ZDI-24-1009 x_research-advisory