CVE-2018-15733 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 21 Jun 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

A NULL pointer dereference in the STOPzilla AntiMalware driver allows attackers to cause a system crash via a specific IOCTL call.

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-2018-15733?

CVE-2018-15733 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in STOPzilla AntiMalware 6.5.2.59. The driver file szkg64.sys contains a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability due to not validating the size of the output buffer value from IOCtl 0x80002028.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15733?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Stopzilla Antimalware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-15733?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15733 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-15733 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15733 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6j2h-g2g5-2xjf.