PT-2018-17391 · Bitdefender · Bitdefender Total Security

Filipe Xavier Oliveira · Published 2018-03-12 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-6183

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 BitDefender Total Security version 2018

Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service by impersonating all the pipes through the use of an insecurely created named pipe, ensuring full access to the Everyone users group.

Recommendations For BitDefender Total Security version 2018, consider restricting access to the named pipe until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, ensure that the system's access control is properly configured to limit the damage from potential exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-6183

Affected Products

Bitdefender Total Security

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-6183 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6183 · Security Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/24 · Note