CVE-2024-9481

low-risk

Published 2024-10-04

An out-of-bounds write in the engine module in AVG/Avast Antivirus signature <24092400 released on 24/Sep/2024 on MacOS allows a malformed eml file to crash the application during file processing.

Do I need to act?

0.04% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.1/10 Medium

LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (2)

Antivirus

Affected Vendors

Avg Avast

References (1)

Not Applicable https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html

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low-risk

Severity 13/34 · Low

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 7/34 · Low