CVE-2022-4429 Avira Security for Windows - Denial of Service
Local attackers with administrative privileges can exploit an unquoted service path to cause denial of service or escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-4429?
CVE-2022-4429 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NortonLifelock (GenDigital) Avira Security for Windows, published on 10 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Avira Security for Windows contains an unquoted service path which allows attackers with local administrative privileges to cause a Denial of Service. The issue was fixed with Avira Security version 1.1.78
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4429?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Avira Avira Security.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4429?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4429 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-4429 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4429 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in NortonLifelock (GenDigital) Avira Security for Windows
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gxx5-7x36-j997.