CVE-2017-17409

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 emulator 0x10A in cevakrnl.xmd. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before writing to memory. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-5102.

Score

CVSS 3.0 8.8 High

Status

Modified - zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com

Published

2017-12-21

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-190

Affected products

• Bitdefender Internet Security (Bitdefender)
• Internet Security 2018 (Bitdefender)

References

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-943