CVE-2018-5084 describes an input validation vulnerability in the K7 AntiVirus 15.1.0306 driver file, K7FWHlpr.sys. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger a denial of service (Blue Screen of Death) or potentially achieve other unspecified impacts by sending crafted input to IOCtl 0x8300212C. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable with low attack complexity and requires only local user privileges, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or Metasploit modules are available, nor has it garnered significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
15.1.0306CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:antivirus:15.1.0306:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.