Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 22, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-7235
CVE-2024-7235
Description
AVG AntiVirus Free Link Following 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 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-22803.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:avg:antivirus:23.11.8635.809:*:*:*:free:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:avg:antivirus:23.11.8635.809:*:*:*:free:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 23.11.8635.809
Patches
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References
1- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1006/nvdThird Party Advisory
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