PT-2018-16777 · K7 · K7 Antivirus

Published 2018-01-03 · Updated 2018-01-12 · CVE-2018-5085

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions K7 AntiVirus version 15.1.0306

Description The issue is related to the driver file K7FWHlpr.sys, which does not validate input values from IOCtl 0x83002124, allowing local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or possibly have other unspecified impacts.

Recommendations For K7 AntiVirus version 15.1.0306, consider disabling the K7FWHlpr.sys driver file as a temporary workaround to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-5085

Affected Products

K7 Antivirus

References · 3

• 🔥 https://github.com/rubyfly/K7AntiVirus_POC/tree/master/0x83002124 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-5085 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5085 · Security Note