CVE-2018-10828 EXPLOIT
5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 1.3% (pctl 71)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
An issue was discovered in Alps Pointing-device Driver 10.1.101.207. ApMsgFwd.exe allows the current user to map and write to the "ApMsgFwd File Mapping Object" section. ApMsgFwd.exe uses the data written to this section as arguments to functions. This causes a denial of service condition when invalid pointers are written to the mapped section. This driver has been used with Dell, ThinkPad, and VAIO devices.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.5 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 1.35% — more likely to be exploited than 71% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-05-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| alps | pointing-device driver |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Dell Touchpad - 'ApMsgFwd.exe' Denial of Service | 2018-05-10 |
References
- http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-25654
- https://github.com/SouhailHammou/Exploits/blob/master/CVE-2018-10828/apmsgfwd_exploit_dos.c
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44610/
- http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-25654
- https://github.com/SouhailHammou/Exploits/blob/master/CVE-2018-10828/apmsgfwd_exploit_dos.c
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44610/
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