CVE-2018-5713 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Malwarefox Anti-Malware version 2.72.169, specifically within its zam64.sys driver. An authenticated local attacker can exploit this by providing invalid input to an IOCtl, leading to a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) and potentially other unspecified impacts. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable with low attack complexity and user privileges, resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit code available, nor is there any evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.72.169CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:malwarefox:anti-malware:2.72.169:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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