CVE-2018-8904 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause a Blue Screen of Death via improper input validation in the Windows Optimization Master driver.
- 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-2018-8904?
CVE-2018-8904 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Windows Master (aka Windows Optimization Master) 7.99.13.604, the driver file (WoptiHWDetect.SYS) allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0xf1002000.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8904?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Windows Optimization Master Project Windows Optimization Master.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8904?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8904 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-2018-8904 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8904 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q5hj-4c7r-vq5r.