CVE-2023-1587

Local service crash via RPC NULL dereference

Published Apr 19, 2023 · Updated Feb 5, 2025

NULL pointer dereference in the RPC interface of Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows 22.5 through 22.10 allows local users to crash the service. RPC-interface handling dereferences a NULL pointer, but the vendor does not identify the request, function, or validation error that permits the null value. A low-privileged local process must reach the interface; successful triggering interrupts antivirus availability, with no further mechanism disclosed.

CVSS severity5.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

NULL pointer dereference in the RPC interface of Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows 22.5 through 22.10 allows local users to crash the service. RPC-interface handling dereferences a NULL pointer, but the vendor does not identify the request, function, or validation error that permits the null value. A low-privileged local process must reach the interface; successful triggering interrupts antivirus availability, with no further mechanism disclosed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-1587
Published
Apr 19, 2023
Updated
Feb 5, 2025
Vendor
AVG
Product
AVG AntiVirus
Classifications
CWE-476
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 19, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 5, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=22.5 <=22.10

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

AVG · AVG AntiVirusversion=22.5 <=22.10
Avast · Avast Antivirusversion=22.5 <=22.10

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5.8NortonLifeLock Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

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