CVE-2017-17113 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 4 Dec 2017 Updated 5 Aug 2024

A local attacker can cause a denial of service in IKARUS anti.virus by triggering a NULL pointer dereference in the kernel driver.

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-2017-17113?

CVE-2017-17113 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Dec 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ntguard_x64.sys 0.18780.0.0 in IKARUS anti.virus 2.16.15 has a NULL pointer dereference via a 0x830000c4 DeviceIoControl request.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17113?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ikarussecurity Anti.virus.

How do I fix CVE-2017-17113?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17113 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-17113 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17113 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5cpp-6f34-6ff5.