CVE-2024-36424 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Local attackers can cause a system crash (BSOD) in K7 Ultimate Security via a NULL pointer dereference in the kernel 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-2024-36424?

CVE-2024-36424 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

K7RKScan.sys in K7 Ultimate Security before 17.0.2019 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) because of a NULL pointer dereference.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36424?

It affects 1 product.

Products include K7computing K7 Ultimate Security.

How do I fix CVE-2024-36424?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-36424 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-36424 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36424 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jjrf-959r-8466.

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