CVE-2018-8998 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting IObit Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 11.0.1.58. The flaw resides in the Monitor_x86.sys driver, which fails to validate input from IOCtl 0x9c4060cc, allowing a local attacker to trigger a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) or potentially achieve other unspecified impacts. With a CVSSv3 score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local user privileges, but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.0.1.58CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:iobit:advanced_systemcare_ultimate:11.0.1.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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