CVE-2019-16897
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2019-16897
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2019-10-28T15:15:14
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-31T02:36:20
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:k7_antivirus_premium:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 16.0.000 | 16.0.0120 |
| cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:k7_total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 16.0.000 | 16.0.0120 |
| cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:k7_ultimate_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 16.0.000 | 16.0.0120 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/NtRaiseHardError/Antimalware-Research/blob/master/K7%20Security/Local%20Privilege%20Escalation/v16.0.0120/README.md | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16897 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-16897 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:00:27 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 05:05:26 | 2019-10-28T15:15Z | 2019-10-28T15:15:14 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 05:05:26 | 2019-10-31T02:36:20 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 05:05:26 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |