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CVE-2023-1585

Published: Apr 19, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-367
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows were susceptible to a Time-of-check/Time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerability in the Quarantine process, leading to arbitrary file/directory deletion. The issue was fixed with Avast and AVG Antivirus version 22.11 and virus definitions from 14 February 2023 or later.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:L
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-367

Affected Products

Avast
commercial·CZaka avast antivirus, avast free antivirus
antivirusSecurity Product
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
Avast AntivirusOn-premDesktop App
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
AVG
commercialaka antivirus, avg anti-virus, avg antivirus, anti-virus
anti-virusMixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
AVG AntivirusMixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
Avast Software sro
commercial·CZaka avast antivirus, avast premium security, avast business antivirus for linux
Avast AntivirusOn-prem
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
AVG Technologies Inc.
commercial·USaka avg anti-virus free, avg internetsecurity, avg antivirus
AVG AntiVirusMixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
NortonLifeLock
commercial·USaka avast antivirus, norton life lock, avg antivirus, avira security
Avira SecurityMixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html
support.norton.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1585
nvd.nist.gov
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