Medium severity · published Jul 17, 2019
CVE-2019-3970
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
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Antivirus · Comodo
through 12.0.0.6810 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3970
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3970
Exploit
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2019-34
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