CVE-2019-17449 Other in n/a
Avira Software Updater allows DLL side-loading attacks, potentially enabling privilege escalation and code execution for attackers with administrator privileges.
- 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-2019-17449?
CVE-2019-17449 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Oct 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Avira Software Updater before 2.0.6.21094 allows a DLL side-loading attack. NOTE: The vendor thinks that this vulnerability is invalid because exploiting it would require at least administrator privileges and would gain only SYSTEM privileges
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17449?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Avira Software Updater.
How do I fix CVE-2019-17449?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17449 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-17449 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17449 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cqfh-cpp6-j7j9.