7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-16552
K7 Antivirus Premium Integer Overflow Privilege Escalation
Description

K7 Antivirus Premium before 15.1.0.53 allows local users to write to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a specific set of IOCTL calls.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 16, 2018, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-16552 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-16552 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 K7computing antivirus
2 K7computing total_security
3 K7computing ultimate_security
4 K7computing endpoint
5 K7computing internet_security
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-2017-16552.

URL Resource
https://support.k7computing.com/index.php?/selfhelp/view-article/Advisory-issued-on-6th-November-2017 Vendor Advisory
https://support.k7computing.com/index.php?/selfhelp/view-article/Advisory-issued-on-6th-November-2017 Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-16552 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-16552 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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.k7computing.com/index.php?/selfhelp/view-article/Advisory-issued-on-6th-November-2017
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-787
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 12, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://support.k7computing.com/index.php?/selfhelp/view-article/Advisory-issued-on-6th-November-2017 No Types Assigned https://support.k7computing.com/index.php?/selfhelp/view-article/Advisory-issued-on-6th-November-2017 Vendor Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:antivirus:*:*:*:*:premium:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.1.0.53 OR *cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:antivirus:*:*:*:*:premium:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.1.0.53 *cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:antivirus:*:*:*:*:plus:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.1.0308 *cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.2.0137 *cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:internet_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.1.0297 *cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.1.0324 *cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:total_security:*:*:*:*:plus:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.0.0131 *cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:ultimate_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.1.0324
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 06, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://support.k7computing.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/173/41/advisory-issued-on-6th-november-2017 [Vendor Advisory]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 04, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.k7computing.com/index.php?/selfhelp/view-article/Advisory-issued-on-6th-November-2017 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 31, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.k7computing.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/173/41/advisory-issued-on-6th-november-2017 No Types Assigned https://support.k7computing.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/173/41/advisory-issued-on-6th-november-2017 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:antivirus:*:*:*:*:premium:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.1.0.53
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-16552 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-2017-16552 weaknesses.

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

0.05635

percentile

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