CVE-2018-7289 Security feature bypass in n/a
Malware with specific UTF-16 filenames bypasses Armadito Windows driver detection due to Unicode conversion errors, allowing execution without scanning.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-7289?
CVE-2018-7289 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in armadito-windows-driver/src/communication.c in Armadito 0.12.7.2. Malware with filenames containing pure UTF-16 characters can bypass detection. The user-mode service will fail to open the file for scanning after the conversion is done from Unicode to ANSI. This happens because characters that cannot be converted from Unicode are replaced with '?' characters.
Weakness: CWE-172
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7289?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Teclib-Edition Armadito Antivirus.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7289?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7289 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-7289 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7289 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f67c-8p6v-x8xg.