CVE-2017-16557 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting K7 Antivirus Premium before version 15.1.0.53, as well as other K7 Computing security products. An attacker with local access can gain elevated privileges by manipulating memory and sending a specially crafted IOCTL. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH), this vulnerability requires high attack complexity but could lead to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 15.1.0.53CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:antivirus:*:*:*:*:premium:*:*:* | ||
< 15.1.0308CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:antivirus:*:*:*:*:plus:*:*:* | ||
< 14.2.0137CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 15.1.0297CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:internet_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 15.1.0324CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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