CVE-2017-15920 Null dereference in n/a
A local attacker can cause a system crash in Watchdog Anti-Malware by sending a malformed request to the zam32.sys driver.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-15920?
CVE-2017-15920 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Watchdog Anti-Malware 2.74.186.150 and Online Security Pro 2.74.186.150, the zam32.sys driver contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that gets triggered when sending an operation to ioctl 0x80002054. This is due to the input buffer being NULL or the input buffer size being 0 as they are not validated.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15920?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Watchdogdevelopment Anti-Malware, Watchdogdevelopment Online Security Pro.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15920?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15920 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-15920 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15920 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w559-q3f6-3xx4.