CVE-2020-12254

Avira Antivirus before 5.0.2003.1821 on Windows allows privilege escalation or a denial of service via abuse of a symlink.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://web.archive.org/web/20200429193852/https://support.avira.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000109798-Avira-Antivirus-for-Windows
https://support.avira.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000109798-Avira-Antivirus-for-Windows	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2020-04-26 15:15

Updated : 2024-02-04 21:00

NVD link : CVE-2020-12254

Mitre link : CVE-2020-12254

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-12254

JSON object : View

Products Affected

avira

antivirus

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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