CVE-2018-5085 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in K7 AntiVirus 15.1.0306, specifically within the K7FWHlpr.sys driver. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) due to insufficient input validation for IOCtl 0x83002124. With a CVSSv3 score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable with low attack complexity and requires only local user privileges, leading to high impact on availability, confidentiality, and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| 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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