CVE-2019-16897

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Summary

CVECVE-2019-16897
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-10-28 15:15:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-31 02:36:00 UTC
DescriptionIn 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-269

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application K7computing K7 Antivirus Premium All All All All
Application K7computing K7 Total Security All All All All
Application K7computing K7 Ultimate Security All All All All

References

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