CVE-2017-14961 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 1.5% (pctl 74)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
In IKARUS anti.virus 2.16.7, the ntguard.sys driver contains an Arbitrary Write vulnerability because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0x8300000c.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 1.53% — more likely to be exploited than 74% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-11-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ikarussecurity | anti.virus |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | IKARUS anti.virus 2.16.7 - 'ntguard_x64' Local Privilege Escalation | 2017-11-13 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144955/IKARUS-AntiVirus-2.16.7-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://theevilbit.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/turning-cve-2017-14961-ikarus-antivirus.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43139/
- https://www.ikarussecurity.com/about-ikarus/security-blog/vulnerability-in-windows-antivirus-products-ik-sa-2017-0002/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144955/IKARUS-AntiVirus-2.16.7-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://theevilbit.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/turning-cve-2017-14961-ikarus-antivirus.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43139/
- https://www.ikarussecurity.com/about-ikarus/security-blog/vulnerability-in-windows-antivirus-products-ik-sa-2017-0002/
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