CVE-2018-19523 Memory corruption in n/a
A local attacker can exploit a buffer overflow in the DriverAgent kernel driver to corrupt memory and potentially escalate privileges or execute code.
- 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-2018-19523?
CVE-2018-19523 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jan 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
DriverAgent 2.2015.7.14, which includes DrvAgent64.sys 1.0.0.1, allows a user to send an IOCTL (0x80002068) with a user defined buffer size. If the size of the buffer is less than 512 bytes, then the driver will overwrite the next pool header if there is one next to the user buffer's pool.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19523?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Driveagent Driveagent.
How do I fix CVE-2018-19523?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-19523 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-19523 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19523 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-32h6-xpp4-6279.