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.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

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

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

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
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 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:k7_antivirus_premium::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:k7_total_security::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:k7_ultimate_security::::::::

History

21 Nov 2024, 04:31

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/NtRaiseHardError/Antimalware-Research/blob/master/K7%20Security/Local%20Privilege%20Escalation/v16.0.0120/README.md - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://github.com/NtRaiseHardError/Antimalware-Research/blob/master/K7%20Security/Local%20Privilege%20Escalation/v16.0.0120/README.md - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2019-10-28 15:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 04:31

NVD link : CVE-2019-16897

Mitre link : CVE-2019-16897

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-16897

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Products Affected

k7computing

k7_antivirus_premium
k7_total_security
k7_ultimate_security

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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