CVE-2024-5803
Avast Antivirus AVGUI.exe COM Hijack Privilege Escalation
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 3, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 4, 2024, 1:50 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2024-5803
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
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-2024-5803.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-5803 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-2024-5803
weaknesses.
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CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added Reference NortonLifeLock Inc. https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html [No types assigned] Added CWE NortonLifeLock Inc. CWE-367 Added CVSS V3.1 NortonLifeLock Inc. AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H