CVE-2024-5803

Published Oct 3, 2024

Last updated a month ago

Overview

Description
The AVGUI.exe of AVG/Avast Antivirus before versions before 24.1 can allow a local attacker to escalate privileges via an COM hijack in a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) when self protection is disabled.
Source
security@nortonlifelock.com
NVD status
Awaiting Analysis

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
7.5
Impact score
6
Exploitability score
0.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

security@nortonlifelock.com
CWE-367

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