CVE-2019-3735

7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Dell
Status
Dell Supportassist For Business Pcs
Dell Supportassist For Home Pcs
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 June 2019

Summary

Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs version 2.0 and Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs version 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.1, 3.2, and 3.2.1 contain an Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability. A malicious local user can exploit this vulnerability by inheriting a system thread using a leaked thread handle to gain system privileges on the affected machine.

Affected Version(s)

Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs 2.0

Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.1, 3.2, and 3.2.1

References

http://www.dell.com/support/article/sln317453
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dell would like to thank Bill Demirkapi for reporting this vulnerability.
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