PT-2017-14769 · Bitdefender · Bitdefender Internet Security

Pagefault · Published 2017-12-12 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2017-17408

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Bitdefender Internet Security 2018

Description This issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations. It requires user interaction, such as visiting a malicious page or opening a malicious file. The flaw exists within cevakrnl.xmd due to the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, resulting in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. This can be leveraged to execute code under the context of SYSTEM.

Recommendations For Bitdefender Internet Security 2018, consider restricting access to the cevakrnl.xmd module to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using potentially malicious files or links that could trigger the vulnerability. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Integer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-190

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-17408

ZDI-17-942

Affected Products

Bitdefender Internet Security

References · 4

• 🔥 https://github.com/thezdi/PoC/tree/master/CVE-2017-17408/exploit · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-17408 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17408 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-942 · Security Note