CVE-2018-8060 describes a kernel panic vulnerability in HWiNFO AMD64 Kernel driver versions 8.98 and lower. An unprivileged user can trigger a Blue Screen of Death by sending a crafted IOCTL with NULL or invalid buffer pointers to the HWiNFO32 device. This vulnerability is rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) due to its local attack vector and high impact on availability, allowing an attacker to cause a system crash. Currently, there is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) and minimal community discussion or media coverage, indicating low active exploitation or widespread attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.98CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hwinfo:amd64_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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