CVE-2017-17408
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Bitdefender Internet Security 2018.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Bitdefender Internet Security 2018. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within cevakrnl.xmd. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-5101.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.49% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- bitdefender/internet security 2018
- Source
- zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
References
- https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-942Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-942Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.