CVE-2018-6206 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Max Secure Anti Virus 19.0.3.019, specifically within its MaxProtector32.sys driver. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) by providing invalid input to IOCtl 0x220011. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with low privileges and no user interaction, potentially leading to complete system unavailability and other unspecified impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
19.0.3.019CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:maxpcsecure:anti_virus:19.0.3.019:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.