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CVE-2019-11230

 

Severity Score

4.4
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

In Avast Antivirus before 19.4, a local administrator can trick the product into renaming arbitrary files by replacing the Logs\Update.log file with a symlink. The next time the product attempts to write to the log file, the target of the symlink is renamed. This defect can be exploited to rename a critical product file (e.g., AvastSvc.exe), causing the product to fail to start on the next system restart.

En Avast Antivirus antes de 19.4, un administrador local puede engañar al producto para que cambie el nombre de los archivos arbitrarios al reemplazar el archivo Logs \ Update.log con un enlace simbólico. La próxima vez que el producto intente escribir en el archivo de registro, se cambiará el nombre del destino del enlace simbólico. Este defecto se puede aprovechar para cambiar el nombre de un archivo de producto crítico (por ejemplo, AvastSvc.exe), lo que hace que el producto no se inicie en el próximo reinicio del sistema.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-04-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-07-18 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-04 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
References (2)
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Avast
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Antivirus
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< 19.4
Search vendor "Avast" for product "Antivirus" and version " < 19.4"
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Affected