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.

• CWE-59

• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-999/Third Party Advisory

Published

Nov 22, 2024

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Analyzed

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