CVE-2023-1587 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability affecting Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows, specifically through their RPC interface. This flaw, rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.5, could lead to a denial of service (availability impact) if exploited by a local, low-privileged attacker. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability. Users are advised to update to Avast and AVG Antivirus version 22.11 or later to remediate this issue.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 22.5, < 22.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avast:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 22.5, < 22.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avg:anti-virus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
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