5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-9481
Avast Antivirus Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Description

An out-of-bounds write in the engine module in AVG/Avast Antivirus signature <24092400 released on 24/Sep/2024 on MacOS allows a malformed eml file to crash the application during file processing.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 4, 2024, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 8, 2024, 8:49 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-9481 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 Avg antivirus
1 Avast antivirus
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
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-2024-9481.

URL Resource
https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html Not Applicable

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-9481 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-9481 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.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 Not Applicable
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:avast:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* versions up to (excluding) 24092400 *cpe:2.3:a:avg:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* versions up to (excluding) 24092400
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 04, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description An out-of-bounds write in the engine module in AVG/Avast Antivirus signature <24092400 released on 24/Sep/2024 on MacOS allows a malformed eml file to crash the application during file processing.
    Added Reference NortonLifeLock Inc. https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html [No types assigned]
    Added CWE NortonLifeLock Inc. CWE-787
    Added CVSS V3.1 NortonLifeLock Inc. AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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