7.8
HIGH
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 :

Aug. 24, 2020, 5:37 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-12572 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Avast free_antivirus
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-12572 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • 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
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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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

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