What is CVE-2017-16550?

CVE-2017-16550 is a high-severity vulnerability in K7computing Antivirus. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-01-16.

How severe is CVE-2017-16550?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-16550 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in K7computing Antivirus

CVE-2017-16550

K7 Antivirus Premium before 15.1.0.53 allows local users to write to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a specific set of IOCTL calls.

EPSS: 0.003 (25.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

K7computing Antivirus
K7computing Endpoint
K7computing Internet_security
K7computing Total_security
K7computing Ultimate_security
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon
REVRTools/CVEs

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16550?: CVE-2017-16550 is a high-severity vulnerability in K7computing Antivirus. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-01-16.
How severe is CVE-2017-16550?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-16550 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.