CVE-2018-8995 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Windows Master (aka Windows Optimization Master) 7.99.13.604, specifically within the WoptiHWDetect.SYS driver. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) or potentially other unspecified impacts due to insufficient input validation for IOCtl 0xf1002002. Rated 7.8 HIGH on the CVSS scale, this vulnerability is easily exploitable by a local attacker with low privileges and no user interaction, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The primary impact is system instability and denial of service. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available on platforms like Metasploit or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has garnered minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a low level of public awareness or interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.99.13.604CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:windows_optimization_master_project:windows_optimization_master:7.99.13.604:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 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.