What is CVE-2018-16720?

CVE-2018-16720 is a high-severity vulnerability in V-Secure Jingyun Antivirus, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-11-23.

How severe is CVE-2018-16720?

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

Improper input validation in V-Secure Jingyun Antivirus

CVE-2018-16720

In Jingyun Antivirus v2.4.2.39, the driver file (ZySandbox.sys) allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0x1236001c, a related issue to CVE-2018-16304.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.003 (23.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

V-secure Jingyun_antivirus — versions 2.4.2.39
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16720?: CVE-2018-16720 is a high-severity vulnerability in V-Secure Jingyun Antivirus, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-11-23.
How severe is CVE-2018-16720?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.