Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-12572
Avast Free Antivirus prior to 19.1.2360 stores user credentials in memory upon login, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by dumping AvastUI.exe application memory and parsing the data.
Products affected by CVE-2018-12572
- cpe:2.3:a:avast:free_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-12572
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 12 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-12572
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2.1
|
LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
3.9
|
2.9
|
NIST | |
|
7.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-12572
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The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-12572
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151590/Avast-Anti-Virus-Local-Credential-Disclosure.html
Avast Anti-Virus Local Credential Disclosure ≈ Packet StormExploit;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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