Local Denial of Service Vulnerability in Advanced SystemCare by IObit
CVE-2018-9040

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Iobit

Status
Advanced Systemcare Ultimate
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 March 2018

What is CVE-2018-9040?

A vulnerability exists in Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 11.0.1.58 due to inadequate input validation in the driver file Monitor_win10_x64.sys. This flaw allows local users to trigger a denial of service by causing a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) or potentially exploit the system in other unspecified ways. The issue arises specifically when input values from IOCtl 0x9c4060c4 are not properly validated, leading to system instability.

References

https://github.com/D0neMkj/POC_BSOD/tree/master/Advanced%...
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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 published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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