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
EPSS: 0.003 (23.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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
- talos-cna@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
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.