CVE-2019-3742

Description

Dell/Alienware Digital Delivery versions prior to 3.5.2013 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. A local non-privileged malicious user could exploit a named pipe that performs binary deserialization via a process hollowing technique to inject malicous code to run an executable with elevated privileges.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.13%

Vendor Advisory dell.com

Affected: Dell Dell Digital Delivery

Affected: Dell Alienware Digital Delivery

References

Link	Tags
https://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN318085	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-3742?: CVE-2019-3742 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-3742?: To fix CVE-2019-3742, 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-2019-3742 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-3742 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-3742?: CVE-2019-3742 affects Dell Dell Digital Delivery, Dell Alienware Digital Delivery.

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