PT-2018-17408 · Max Secure · Max Secure Anti Virus

Published 2018-01-25 · Updated 2018-02-07 · CVE-2018-6204

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 Max Secure Anti Virus version 19.0.3.019

Description The issue in Max Secure Anti Virus allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or possibly have other unspecified impacts. This is due to the driver file SDActMon.sys not validating input values from the IOCtl 0x220019.

Recommendations For Max Secure Anti Virus version 19.0.3.019, consider disabling the SDActMon.sys driver file as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the IOCtl 0x220019 to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-6204

Affected Products

Max Secure Anti Virus

References · 3

• 🔥 https://github.com/ZhiyuanWang-Chengdu-Qihoo360/MaxSecureAntivirus_POC/tree/master/SDActMon · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-6204 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6204 · Security Note