CVE-2024-9481

Oct. 4, 2024, 1:50 p.m.

5.1
Medium

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
AVG/Avast Antivirus
  • ['<24092400']

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References

https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html

Tags

CWE-787
security@nortonlifelock.com
2024-10-04
CVE-2024-9481

CVSS Score

5.1 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Timeline

Published: Oct. 4, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 4, 2024, 1:50 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been marked for Analysis. Normally once in this state the CVE will be analyzed by NVD staff within 24 hours.

More info

Source

security@nortonlifelock.com

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