Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.107740
Category:	General
Title:	Avast Antivirus < 19.4 Link Following Vulnerability - Windows
Summary:	Avast Antivirus is prone to a link following vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Avast Antivirus is prone to a link following vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: A local administrator can trick the product into renaming arbitrary files by replacing the Logs\Update.log file with a symlink. The next time the product attempts to write to the log file, the target of the symlink is renamed Vulnerability Impact: The vulnerability can be exploited to rename a critical product file (e.g., AvastSvc.exe), causing the product to fail to start on the next system restart. Affected Software/OS: Avast Antivirus prior to version 19.4. Solution: Update to Avast Antivirus version 19.4 or later. CVSS Score: 3.6 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-11230 BugTraq ID: 109344 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109344 http://www.mcerlane.co.uk/CVE-2019-11230/
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2019 Greenbone AG

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