Local User Denial of Service in K7 Antivirus by K7 Computing
CVE-2018-5219

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

K7computing

Status
Antivirus
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 January 2018

What is CVE-2018-5219?

In K7 Antivirus version 15.1.0306, the driver file K7FWHlpr.sys is susceptible to a local user-triggered denial of service. This vulnerability occurs due to insufficient validation of input values from IOCtl 0x83002168, allowing users to potentially cause a system crash or other unspecified impacts.

References

https://github.com/rubyfly/K7AntiVirus_POC/tree/master/1_...
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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