CVE-2017-17409

High

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Bitdefender Internet Security 2018. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within emulator 0x10A in cevakrnl.xmd. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before writing to memory. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-5102.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductBitdefender Internet Security
PublishedDec 21, 2017
First seenDec 21, 2017

How to fix

Update
  • bitdefender internet_security_201873456 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
bitdefender internet_security_2018v < 7345673456

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