CVE-2024-7236 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2024-7236

AVG AntiVirus Free icarus Arbitrary File Creation Denial of Service Vulnerability

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

AntiVirus Free
Vulnerable Versions:
23.12.8700.812

Timeline

Official Publish: November 22nd, 2024
Last Modified: November 23rd, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)