CVE-2017-15920 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 7.6% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
In Watchdog Anti-Malware 2.74.186.150 and Online Security Pro 2.74.186.150, the zam32.sys driver contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that gets triggered when sending an operation to ioctl 0x80002054. This is due to the input buffer being NULL or the input buffer size being 0 as they are not validated.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 7.58% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-476 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-10-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| watchdogdevelopment | anti-malware |
| watchdogdevelopment | online security pro |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Watchdog Development Anti-Malware / Online Security Pro - NULL Pointer Dereference | 2017-10-26 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144786/Watchdog-Development-Anti-Malware-Online-Security-Pro-NULL-Pointer-Dereference.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43058/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144786/Watchdog-Development-Anti-Malware-Online-Security-Pro-NULL-Pointer-Dereference.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43058/
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