7.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-31727
MalwareFox AntiMalware Iraqi Insurgent Group (IIG) Privilege Escalation
Description

Incorrect access control in zam64.sys, zam32.sys in MalwareFox AntiMalware 2.74.0.150 where IOCTL's 0x80002014, 0x80002018 expose unrestricted disk read/write capabilities respectively. A non-privileged process can open a handle to \.\ZemanaAntiMalware, register with the driver using IOCTL 0x80002010 and send these IOCTL's to escalate privileges by overwriting the boot sector or overwriting critical code in the pagefile.

INFO

Published Date :

May 17, 2021, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 12, 2022, 5:42 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-31727 has a 2 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-2021-31727 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 Malwarefox antimalware
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-2021-31727.

URL Resource
https://github.com/irql0/CVE-2021-31728/blob/master/CVE-2021-31727.md Third Party Advisory

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).

vulnerability in zam64.sys, zam32.sys allowing ring 0 code execution. CVE-2021-31727 and CVE-2021-31728 public reference.

vulnerability cve-2021-31727 cve-2021-31728

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Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago
89 stars 20 fork 20 watcher
Born at : May 4, 2021, 5:15 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Some usefull info when reverse engineering Kernel Mode Anti-Cheat

anti-cheat anticheat reverse-engineering kernel windows driver kernel-driver heuristics kmac

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Updated: 4 weeks ago
66 stars 19 fork 19 watcher
Born at : Oct. 13, 2020, 7:54 a.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-31727 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-31727 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jul. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-863 NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/irql0/CVE-2021-31728/blob/master/CVE-2021-31727.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/irql0/CVE-2021-31728/blob/master/CVE-2021-31727.md Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-863
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:malwarefox:antimalware:2.74.0.150:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2021-31727 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-2021-31727 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%

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0.10264

percentile

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