CVE-2019-13357
In Total Defense Anti-virus 9.0.0.773, resource acquisition from the untrusted search path C:\ used by caschelp.exe allows local attackers to hijack ccGUIFrm.dll, which leads to code execution.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Total Defense Anti-virus 9.0.0.773, resource acquisition from the untrusted search path C:\ used by caschelp.exe allows local attackers to hijack ccGUIFrm.dll, which leads to code execution. SYSTEM-level code execution can be achieved when the ccSchedulerSVC service runs the affected executable.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.59% probability · 47th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-426
- Affected
- totaldefense/anti-virus
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/NtRaiseHardError/Antimalware-Research/tree/master/Total%20Defense/DLL%20Hijacking/v9.0.0.773Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.totaldefense.com/security-blogVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/NtRaiseHardError/Antimalware-Research/tree/master/Total%20Defense/DLL%20Hijacking/v9.0.0.773Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.totaldefense.com/security-blogVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.