AVG AntiVirus Free Link Following Denial-of-Service Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of AVG AntiVirus Free. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the AVG Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to create a folder. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system.
. Was ZDI-CAN-22803.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7235
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1006