CVE-2021-44968 Use after free in n/a
A use-after-free vulnerability in IOBit Advanced SystemCare allows malicious users to execute arbitrary code or cause a system crash via crafted IOCTL requests.
- 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-2021-44968?
CVE-2021-44968 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Feb 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A Use after Free vulnerability exists in IOBit Advanced SystemCare 15 pro via requests sent in sequential order using the IOCTL driver codes, which could let a malicious user execute arbitrary code or a Denial of Service (system crash). IOCTL list: iobit_ioctl = [0x8001e01c, 0x8001e020, 0x8001e024, 0x8001e040,0x8001e044, 0x8001e048, 0x8001e04c, 0x8001e000, 0x8001e004, 0x8001e008, 0x8001e00c, 0x8001e010, 0x8001e014, 0x8001e018]
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-44968?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Iobit Advanced Systemcare.
How do I fix CVE-2021-44968?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-44968 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2021-44968 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-44968 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7827-pcxj-hcmr.