CVE-2017-16550 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges and execute arbitrary code via specific IOCTL calls in K7 Antivirus Premium.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-16550?
CVE-2017-16550 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Jan 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
K7 Antivirus Premium before 15.1.0.53 allows local users to write to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a specific set of IOCTL calls.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16550?
It affects 5 products.
Products include K7computing Antivirus, K7computing Endpoint, K7computing Internet Security, K7computing Total Security, K7computing Ultimate Security.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16550?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16550 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-16550 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16550 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p3hv-gq32-f23h.