CVE-2019-12280

Description

PC-Doctor Toolbox before 7.3 has an Uncontrolled Search Path Element.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.73% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory pc-doctor.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/29 third party advisory mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153374/PC-Doctor-Toolbox-DLL-Hijacking.html vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108880 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.pc-doctor.com/company/pr-articles/130-pc-doctor-responds-to-software-vulnerability-report vendor advisory
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/06/21/Dell-Releases-Security-Advisory-Dell-SupportAssist us government resource vdb entry third party advisory
https://safebreach.com/Press-Post/SafeBreach-Identifies-Serious-Vulnerability-In-PC-Doctor-Software third party advisory
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/29 third party advisory mailing list
https://www.dell.com/support/article/il/en/ilbsdt1/sln317291/dsa-2019-084-dell-supportassist-for-business-pcs-and-dell-supportassist-for-home-pcs-security-update-for-pc-doctor-vulnerability?lang=en third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12280?
CVE-2019-12280 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-12280?
To fix CVE-2019-12280, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-12280 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-12280 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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