CVE-2017-14966 describes an Arbitrary Write vulnerability in the ntguard.sys driver of IKARUS anti.virus versions prior to 2.16.18. This flaw stems from insufficient input validation for IOCtl 0x830000c0, allowing a local attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.16.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ikarussecurity:anti.virus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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