What is CVE-2018-18714?

CVE-2018-18714 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iobit Malware_fighter, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-01.

How severe is CVE-2018-18714?

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

Is CVE-2018-18714 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Iobit Malware_fighter

CVE-2018-18714

RegFilter.sys in IOBit Malware Fighter 6.2 and earlier is susceptible to a stack-based buffer overflow when an attacker uses IOCTL 0x8006E010. This can lead to denial of service (DoS) or code execution with root privileges.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.009 (55.2th 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

Iobit Malware_fighter
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18714?: CVE-2018-18714 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iobit Malware_fighter, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-01.
How severe is CVE-2018-18714?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-18714 known to be exploited?: 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.