CVE-2018-12572
Avast Free Antivirus Memory Credential Exposure Vulnerability
Description
Avast Free Antivirus prior to 19.1.2360 stores user credentials in memory upon login, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by dumping AvastUI.exe application memory and parsing the data.
INFO
Published Date :
March 21, 2019, 4 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:45 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-12572.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151590/Avast-Anti-Virus-Local-Credential-Disclosure.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151590/Avast-Anti-Virus-Local-Credential-Disclosure.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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CVE-2018-12572 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151590/Avast-Anti-Virus-Local-Credential-Disclosure.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-255 CWE-312 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 22, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151590/Avast-Anti-Virus-Local-Credential-Disclosure.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151590/Avast-Anti-Virus-Local-Credential-Disclosure.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-255 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:avast:free_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 19.1.2360
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-12572 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-12572
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.12360
percentile