CVE-2018-11246 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published 11 Jan 2021 Updated 5 Aug 2024

A memory leak in K7AntiVirus Premium can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service.

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-2018-11246?

CVE-2018-11246 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jan 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

K7TSMngr.exe in K7Computing K7AntiVirus Premium 15.1.0.53 has a Memory Leak.

Weakness: CWE-401

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11246?

It affects 4 products.

Products include K7computing Antivrius, K7computing Enterprise Security, K7computing Total Security, K7computing Ultimate Security.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11246?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11246 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2018-11246 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11246 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5jqg-5g42-mwgq.