CVE-2023-1585
Avast and AVG Antivirus TOCTOU File Deletion Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
April 19, 2023, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 1, 2023, 7:01 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.5
Exploitability Score :
1.0
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-2023-1585.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2023-1585 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 01, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html No Types Assigned https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-367 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:avast:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 22.5 up to (excluding) 22.11 *cpe:2.3:a:avg:anti-virus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 22.5 up to (excluding) 22.11 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-1585 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-2023-1585
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
0.13744
percentile