Dell SupportAssist PC Doctor Vulnerability (DSA-2019-084)

high Nessus Plugin ID 138149

Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains a Dell SupportAssist that is affected by a security vulnerability within the PC Doctor component.

Description

Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs version 2.0 and Dell SupportAssist for Home PCs version prior to 3.2.2 are affected by a security vulnerability within the PC Doctor component (Uncontrolled Search Path Element before PC-Doctor Toolbox 7.3).

Solution

Check vendor advisory.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?38b38d9a

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 138149

File Name: dell_support_assist_DSA-2019-084.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 7/7/2020

Updated: 7/9/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-12280

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:dell:supportassist

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Dell SupportAssist

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/25/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/25/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-12280