CVE-2023-5760
High
Description
A time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) bug in handling of IOCTL (input/output control) requests. This TOCTOU bug leads to an out-of-bounds write vulnerability which can be further exploited, allowing an attacker to gain full local privilege escalation on the system.This issue affects Avast/Avg Antivirus: 23.8.
SeverityHigh
CVSS8.2
Exploit probability—
ProductAvast Avg Antivirus
PublishedNov 8, 2023
First seenNov 8, 2023
Weakness typeCWE-367CWE-367
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| avast avg_antivirus | 23.8 | — |
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