CVE-2017-17701 Null dereference in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

A NULL pointer dereference in K7 Antivirus allows local attackers to cause a denial of service via a specific DeviceIoControl request.

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-2017-17701?

CVE-2017-17701 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Dec 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

K7Sentry.sys 15.1.0.59 in K7 Antivirus 15.1.0309 has a NULL pointer dereference via a 0x950025c8 DeviceIoControl request.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17701?

It affects 1 product.

Products include K7computing Antivirus.

How do I fix CVE-2017-17701?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17701 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-17701 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17701 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hwj7-vqx3-v4r8.

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