CVE-2017-17699 describes a critical NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in K7Sentry.sys version 15.1.0.59, affecting K7 Antivirus 15.1.0309. This flaw, triggered by a specific DeviceIoControl request (0x950025ac), carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), indicating a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
15.1.0309CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:antivirus:15.1.0309:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.