CVE-2018-5277 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Malwarebytes Premium 3.3.1.2183, where the FARFLT.SYS driver fails to validate input from IOCtl 0x9c40e000, potentially leading to a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) for local users. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local privileges, but could result in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite the vendor's inability to reproduce the issue, the potential for a system crash is significant. There is no known public exploit code, Metasploit module, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current exploitation risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.3.1.2183CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:malwarebytes:malwarebytes:3.3.1.2183:*:*:*:premium:*:*:* |
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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