CVE-2018-5279
Malwarebytes FARFLT.SYS BSOD Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
In Malwarebytes Premium 3.3.1.2183, the driver file (FARFLT.SYS) allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0x9c40e02c. NOTE: the vendor reported that they "have not been able to reproduce the issue on any Windows operating system version (32-bit or 64-bit).
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 8, 2018, 5:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 5, 2024, 6:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-5279 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit
available at Github.
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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-2018-5279
.
URL | Resource |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102453 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://github.com/ZhiyuanWang-Chengdu-Qihoo360/Malwarebytes_POC/tree/master/0x9c40e02c | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
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vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-5279
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 [email protected]
Aug. 05, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Aug. 01, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-20 Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 23, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 17, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 11, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Tag MITRE disputed -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description ** DISPUTED ** In Malwarebytes Premium 3.3.1.2183, the driver file (FARFLT.SYS) allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0x9c40e02c. NOTE: the vendor reported that they "have not been able to reproduce the issue on any Windows operating system version (32-bit or 64-bit)." In Malwarebytes Premium 3.3.1.2183, the driver file (FARFLT.SYS) allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0x9c40e02c. NOTE: the vendor reported that they "have not been able to reproduce the issue on any Windows operating system version (32-bit or 64-bit). -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 05, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 28, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description In Malwarebytes Premium 3.3.1.2183, the driver file (FARFLT.SYS) allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0x9c40e02c. ** DISPUTED ** In Malwarebytes Premium 3.3.1.2183, the driver file (FARFLT.SYS) allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0x9c40e02c. NOTE: the vendor reported that they "have not been able to reproduce the issue on any Windows operating system version (32-bit or 64-bit)." -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 23, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102453 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102453 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ZhiyuanWang-Chengdu-Qihoo360/Malwarebytes_POC/tree/master/0x9c40e02c No Types Assigned https://github.com/ZhiyuanWang-Chengdu-Qihoo360/Malwarebytes_POC/tree/master/0x9c40e02c Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-20 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:malwarebytes:malwarebytes:3.3.1.2183:*:*:*:premium:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 12, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102453 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-5279
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-2018-5279
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