What is CVE-2017-17465?

CVE-2017-17465 is a critical-severity vulnerability in K7computing Antivirus, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-12-08.

How severe is CVE-2017-17465?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in K7computing Antivirus

CVE-2017-17465

K7Sentry.sys 15.1.0.59 in K7 Antivirus 15.1.0309 has a NULL pointer dereference via a 0x95002574 DeviceIoControl request.

Published 2017-12-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 69.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

K7computing Antivirus — versions 15.1.0309

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

github.com/k0keoyo/Driver-Loaded-PoC/tree/master/K7-Antivirus/K7Anti_Nullptr_De… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17465?: CVE-2017-17465 is a critical-severity vulnerability in K7computing Antivirus, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-12-08.
How severe is CVE-2017-17465?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.