Vulnerability in Invincea X
CVE-2016-9038
An exploitable double fetch vulnerability exists in the SboxDrv.sys driver functionality of Invincea-X 6.1.3-24058. A specially crafted input buffer and race condition can result in kernel memory corruption, which could result in privilege escalation. An attacker needs to execute a special application locally to trigger this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (21.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 21.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Invincea X — versions 6.1.3-24058 (Dell Protected Workspace)
- Sophos Invincea-X — versions 6.1.3-24058
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99360 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0256 (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9038?
- CVE-2016-9038 is a high-severity vulnerability in Invincea X, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-24.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9038?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-9038 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.