Vulnerability in Gearsoftware Gearaspiwdm
CVE-2018-15499
GEAR Software products that include GEARAspiWDM.sys, 2.2.5.0, allow local users to cause a denial of service (Race Condition and BSoD on Windows) by not checking that user-mode memory is available right before writing to it. A check is only performed at the beginning of a long subroutine.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Gearsoftware Gearaspiwdm — versions 2.2.5.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- downwithup.github.io/CVEPosts.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/DownWithUp/CVE-2018-15499 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-15499?
- CVE-2018-15499 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gearsoftware Gearaspiwdm, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2018-08-24.
- How severe is CVE-2018-15499?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-15499 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.