Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows were susceptible to a Time-of-check/Time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerability in the Quarantine process, leading to arbitrary file/directory deletion. The issue was fixed with Avast and AVG Antivirus version 22.11 and virus definitions from 14 February 2023 or later.
Published 2023-04-19 19:15:07
Updated 2023-05-01 19:01:41
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Products affected by CVE-2023-1585

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-1585

0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 7 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2023-1585

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.3
MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
1.0
5.2
NIST
6.5
MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
1.0
5.5
NortonLifeLock Inc.

CWE ids for CVE-2023-1585

  • The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state.
    Assigned by:
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
    • security@nortonlifelock.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2023-1585

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