CVE-2017-18019 details a critical vulnerability in K7 Total Security versions prior to 15.1.0.305, where insufficient input sanitization in the K7Sentry device driver allows an attacker to read arbitrary memory or cause a system crash. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH), indicating a local attack with low complexity and privileges, leading to high confidentiality impact and high availability impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, a public exploit (EDB-44046) exists for arbitrary memory read, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 15.1.0.305CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.