cvelist/2024/5xxx/CVE-2024-5102.json

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        "ID": "CVE-2024-5102",
        "ASSIGNER": "security@nortonlifelock.com",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
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    "description": {
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            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "A sym-linked file accessed via the repair function in Avast Antivirus <24.2 on Windows may allow user to elevate privilege to delete arbitrary files or run processes as NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM.\u00a0The vulnerability exists within the \"Repair\" (settings -> troubleshooting -> repair) feature, which attempts to delete a file in the current user's AppData directory as NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM. A\u00a0low-privileged user can make a pseudo-symlink and a junction folder and point to a file on the system. This can provide a low-privileged user an Elevation of Privilege to win a race-condition which will re-create the system files and make Windows callback to a specially-crafted file which could be used to launch a privileged shell instance.\n\nThis issue affects Avast Antivirus prior to 24.2."
            }
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                "description": [
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                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-1284 Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input",
                        "cweId": "CWE-1284"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
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                    "vendor_name": "Avast",
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                                "product_name": "Antivirus",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_affected": "=",
                                            "version_value": "24.2"
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    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "url": "https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html"
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    "source": {
        "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
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    "credits": [
        {
            "lang": "en",
            "value": "Naor Hodorov"
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