CVE-2020-8099 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Severity

62%

Complexity

6%

Confidentiality

91%

A vulnerability in the improper handling of junctions in Bitdefender Antivirus Free can allow an unprivileged user to substitute a quarantined file, and restore it to a privileged location. This issue affects: Bitdefender Antivirus Free versions prior to 1.0.17.

A vulnerability in the improper handling of junctions in Bitdefender Antivirus Free can allow an unprivileged user to substitute a quarantined file, and restore it to a privileged location. This issue affects: Bitdefender Antivirus Free versions prior to 1.0.17.

CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.2. CVSS Attack Vector: physical. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.6. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 4 years ago

2020-04-21 13:15:00

Last updated 4 years ago

2020-04-29 18:52:00

Affected Software

Bitdefender Antivirus 2020 Free Edition

References

https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/link-resolution-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-bitdefender-antivirus-free-va-8387/

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