CVE-2019-3972

Public Exploit

Description

Comodo Antivirus versions 12.0.0.6810 and below are vulnerable to Denial of Service affecting CmdAgent.exe via an unprotected section object "<GUID>_CisSharedMemBuff". This section object is exposed by CmdAgent and contains a SharedMemoryDictionary object, which allows a low privileged process to modify the object data causing CmdAgent.exe to crash.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Third-Party Advisory tenable.com
Affected: n/a Comodo Antivirus
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2019-34 third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-3972?
CVE-2019-3972 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-3972?
To fix CVE-2019-3972, 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-2019-3972 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-3972 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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-2019-3972?
CVE-2019-3972 affects n/a Comodo Antivirus.
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