CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2019-16897

In K7 Antivirus Premium 16.0.xxx through 16.0.0120; K7 Total Security 16.0.xxx through 16.0.0120; and K7 Ultimate Security 16.0.xxx through 16.0.0120, the module K7TSHlpr.dll improperly validates the administrative privileges of the user, allowing arbitrary registry writes in the K7AVOptn.dll module to facilitate escalation of privileges via inter-process communication with a service process.

7.5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

9.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/NtRaiseHardError/Antimalware-Research/blob/master/K7%20Security/Local%20Privilege%20Escalation/v16.0.0120/README.md Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:k7_antivirus_premium:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:k7_total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:k7_ultimate_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2019-10-28 03:15

Updated : 2019-10-31 02:36

NVD link : CVE-2019-16897

Mitre link : CVE-2019-16897

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-269