CVE-2017-15920
"Watchdog Anti-Malware and Online Security Pro NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability"
Description
In Watchdog Anti-Malware 2.74.186.150 and Online Security Pro 2.74.186.150, the zam32.sys driver contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that gets triggered when sending an operation to ioctl 0x80002054. This is due to the input buffer being NULL or the input buffer size being 0 as they are not validated.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 30, 2017, 3:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2017-15920
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
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-2017-15920.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144786/Watchdog-Development-Anti-Malware-Online-Security-Pro-NULL-Pointer-Dereference.html | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43058/ | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144786/Watchdog-Development-Anti-Malware-Online-Security-Pro-NULL-Pointer-Dereference.html | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43058/ | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-15920 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-15920
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-15920 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-15920 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144786/Watchdog-Development-Anti-Malware-Online-Security-Pro-NULL-Pointer-Dereference.html Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43058/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 18, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144786/Watchdog-Development-Anti-Malware-Online-Security-Pro-NULL-Pointer-Dereference.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144786/Watchdog-Development-Anti-Malware-Online-Security-Pro-NULL-Pointer-Dereference.html Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43058/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43058/ Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-476 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:watchdogdevelopment:anti-malware:2.74.186.150:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:watchdogdevelopment:online_security_pro:2.74.186.150:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43058/ [No Types Assigned]
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Base CVSS Score: 5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
9.66 }} -1.60%
score
0.92150
percentile