CVE-2019-14694 Use after free in n/a
A use-after-free flaw in Comodo Antivirus allows attackers to cause a system crash via a race condition when running executables in the sandbox.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-14694?
CVE-2019-14694 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Aug 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A use-after-free flaw in the sandbox container implemented in cmdguard.sys in Comodo Antivirus 12.0.0.6870 can be triggered due to a race condition when handling IRP_MJ_CLEANUP requests in the minifilter for directory change notifications. This allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (BSOD) when an executable is run inside the container.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14694?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Comodo Antivirus.
How do I fix CVE-2019-14694?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14694 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2019-14694 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14694 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-875m-q5c9-g9v7.