CVE-2024-7235

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.

• CWE-59

• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1006/Third Party Advisory

Published

Nov 22, 2024

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Analyzed

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