Vulnerability Details CVE-2024-7228
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 5.6%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 6.1
Products affected by CVE-2024-7228
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cpe:2.3:a:avast:free_antivirus:23.11.6090