VDB-273109 · CVE-2024-7228 · GCVE-0-2024-7228

Avast Free Antivirus denial of service

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5.7	$0-$5k	0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Avast Free Antivirus. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-7228. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Avast Free Antivirus (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-7228 since 07/29/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/10/2024).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Anti-Malware Software

Vendor

Avast

Name

Free Antivirus

License

free

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 6.1
CNA Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

07/29/2024 🔍
07/30/2024 +1 days 🔍
07/30/2024 +0 days 🔍
12/10/2024 +133 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-7228 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-7228
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-273109

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2024 10:54
Updated: 12/10/2024 07:53
Changes: 07/30/2024 10:54 (50), 12/10/2024 07:53 (23)
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