CVE-2018-15738 Other in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A vulnerability in the STOPzilla AntiMalware kernel driver allows arbitrary memory writes, potentially leading to privilege escalation or code execution.

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-2018-15738?

CVE-2018-15738 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jul 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 an Arbitrary Write vulnerability due to not validating the output buffer address value from IOCtl 0x8000205F.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15738?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Stopzilla Antimalware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-15738?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15738 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-15738 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15738 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rh4h-745h-8qhw.

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