CVE-2019-3970 (GCVE-0-2019-3970)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-07-17 20:34 – Updated: 2024-08-04 19:26
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Summary
Comodo Antivirus versions up to 12.0.0.6810 are vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write due to Cavwp.exe handling of Comodo's Antivirus database. Cavwp.exe loads Comodo antivirus definition database in unsecured global section objects, allowing a local low privileged process to modify this data directly and change virus signatures.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • Arbitrary File Write
Assigner
tenable CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 71/100 over 52 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Comodo Antivirus Affected: Versions 12.0.0.6810 and below
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