CVE-2019-3973

Public Exploit

Description

Comodo Antivirus versions 11.0.0.6582 and below are vulnerable to Denial of Service affecting CmdGuard.sys via its filter port "cmdServicePort". A low privileged process can crash CmdVirth.exe to decrease the port's connection count followed by process hollowing a CmdVirth.exe instance with malicious code to obtain a handle to "cmdServicePort". Once this occurs, a specially crafted message can be sent to "cmdServicePort" using "FilterSendMessage" API. This can trigger an out-of-bounds write if lpOutBuffer parameter in FilterSendMessage API is near the end of specified buffer bounds. The crash occurs when the driver performs a memset operation which uses a size beyond the size of buffer specified, causing kernel 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-2019-3973?
CVE-2019-3973 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-3973?
To fix CVE-2019-3973, 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-2019-3973 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-3973 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-2019-3973?
CVE-2019-3973 affects n/a Comodo Antivirus.
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