Total vulnerabilities in the database
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.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| avast / free_antivirus | 23.11.6090-build_23.11.8365.809 | 23.11.6090-build_23.11.8365.809.x |