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Unscored CVE-2017-17408 EUVD-2017-8573GHSA-9h5r-73cp-xv2w

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Bitdefender Internet Security 2018. Use…

Published Dec 21, 2017 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Bitdefender Internet Security 2018. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within cevakrnl.xmd. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-5101.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Bitdefender Bitdefender Internet Security 2018 —

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