An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Avast Free Antivirus and AVG AntiVirus Free before 20.4 due to improperly handling hard links. The vulnerability allows local users to take control of arbitrary files.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232423.0 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=234638.0 | Vendor Advisory |
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232423.0 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=234638.0 | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
21 Nov 2024, 05:01
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232423.0 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
References | () https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=234638.0 - Vendor Advisory |
Information
Published : 2020-06-29 18:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 05:01
NVD link : CVE-2020-13657
Mitre link : CVE-2020-13657
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-13657
JSON object : View
Products Affected
avast
- avg_antivirus
- free_antivirus
CWE