CVE-2018-20029 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the nxfs.sys driver in DokanFS library 0.6.0, specifically impacting NoMachine installations on Windows 10 prior to version 6.4.6. A local attacker can trigger a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) by exploiting a flaw where uninitialized memory is read. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local user privileges, but can lead to a complete system denial of service. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dokan-dev:dokany:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 6.4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nomachine:nomachine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.