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CVE-2023-1585

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Published: Apr 19, 2023Modified: Nov 21, 2024

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6.3
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.0 / Impact: 5.2
Source: NVD

Description

Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows were susceptible to a Time-of-check/Time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerability in the Quarantine process, leading to arbitrary file/directory deletion. The issue was fixed with Avast and AVG Antivirus version 22.11 and virus definitions from 14 February 2023 or later.

Affected (2)

Products: Avast: Antivirus · Avg: Anti Virus
Avast
1 product
Antivirus
Avg
1 product
Anti Virus
Configuration A
2 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Antivirus
From 22.5 to 22.11
Anti Virus
From 22.5 to 22.11
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Microsoft
Windows
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-367
Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state.

References (2)

Source: security@nortonlifelock.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

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