CVE-2019-19929 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in Malwarebytes AdwCleaner before 8.0.1 could cause arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges when a malicious DLL library is loaded by the product.

Published: 2019-12-23

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:malwarebytes:adwcleaner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-9518	An Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in Malwarebytes AdwCleaner before 8.0.1 could cause arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges when a malicious DLL library is loaded by the product.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00225.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://borncity.com/win/2019/12/19/adwcleaner-8-0-1-closes-a-dll-hijacking-vulnerability/
https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/254898-release-adwcleaner-801/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/adwcleaner-801-fixes-dll-hijacking-vulnerability/

History

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Subscriptions

Malwarebytes Adwcleaner

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-12-23T01:40:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T02:32:10.018Z

Reserved: 2019-12-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-19929

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-12-23T02:15:11.483

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:35:41.373

Link: CVE-2019-19929

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-426

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