7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-12840
Symantec DESLock+ DLMFENC.sys Kernel Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

A kernel driver, namely DLMFENC.sys, bundled with the DESLock+ client application 4.8.16 and earlier contains a locally exploitable heap based buffer overflow in the handling of an IOCTL message of type 0x0FA4204. The vulnerability is present due to the kernel driver failing to allocate sufficient memory on the kernel heap to contain a user supplied string as such the string is copied into a buffer of constant size (0x1000-bytes) and thus an overflow condition results. Access to the kernel driver is permitted through an obfuscated interface whereby bytes of user supplied message are "authenticated" via an obfuscation routine employing a linear equation.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 28, 2017, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:10 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-12840 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Deslock deslock\+
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-12840.

URL Resource
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2017-016/?fid=9946 Third Party Advisory
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2017-016/?fid=9946 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-12840 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2017-016/?fid=9946 No Types Assigned https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2017-016/?fid=9946 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:deslock:deslock\+:4.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.10264

percentile

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