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CVE-2024-9484

An null-pointer-derefrence in the engine module in AVG/Avast Antivirus signature <24092400 released on 24/Sep/2024 on Ma

An null-pointer-derefrence in the engine module in AVG/Avast Antivirus signature <24092400 released on 24/Sep/2024 on MacOS allows a malformed xar file to crash the application during file processing.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1 EPSS 0.0008
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
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Affected Products & Versions

2
avast antivirus< 24092400
avg antivirus< 24092400
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8
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productcriticalAntivirus Exploitation Framework Detection
productcriticalAntivirus Password Dumper Detection
productcriticalAntivirus Ransomware Detection
producthighAntivirus Web Shell Detection
producthighAntivirus Relevant File Paths Alerts
producthighAntivirus Hacktool Detection
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Scoring & Timeline

5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · security@nortonlifelock.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD04 Oct 2024 · 01:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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1
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