CVE-2019-14242 Code injection in n/a
A local attacker with admin privileges can inject malicious code into Bitdefender products via DLL hijacking, leading to code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-14242?
CVE-2019-14242 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Bitdefender products for Windows (Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tool versions prior to 6.6.8.115; and Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, Bitdefender Internet Security, and Bitdefender Total Security versions prior to 23.0.24.120) that can lead to local code injection. A local attacker with administrator privileges can create a malicious DLL file in %SystemRoot%\System32\ that will be executed with local user privileges.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14242?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tool, Bitdefender Internet Security, Bitdefender Total Security.
How do I fix CVE-2019-14242?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14242 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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Is CVE-2019-14242 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14242 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2020-8107 Process Control vulnerability in Bitdefender Antivirus Plus
- CVE-2021-4199 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in BDReinit.exe (VA-10017)
- CVE-2022-0357 Improper Quoting Path Issue in Bitdefender Total Security
- CVE-2017-6186 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2020-15732 Security feature bypass in Antivirus Plus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-35hx-486g-2hpc.