NULL pointer dereference in Watchdogdevelopment Anti-Malware
CVE-2017-15921
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 0x80002010. This is due to the input buffer being NULL or the input buffer size being 0 as they are not validated.
EPSS: 0.076 (93.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Watchdogdevelopment Anti-malware — versions 2.74.186.150
- Watchdogdevelopment Online_security_pro — versions 2.74.186.150
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, Issue Tracking, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-15921?
- CVE-2017-15921 is a high-severity vulnerability in Watchdogdevelopment Anti-Malware, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-10-30.
- How severe is CVE-2017-15921?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.