What is CVE-2018-5279?

CVE-2018-5279 is a high-severity vulnerability in Malwarebytes, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-01-08.

How severe is CVE-2018-5279?

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

Is CVE-2018-5279 known to be exploited?

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

Improper input validation in Malwarebytes

CVE-2018-5279

In Malwarebytes Premium 3.3.1.2183, the driver file (FARFLT.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 0x9c40e02c. NOTE: the vendo…

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

EPSS: 0.005 (37.9th 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

Malwarebytes — versions 3.3.1.2183
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5279?: CVE-2018-5279 is a high-severity vulnerability in Malwarebytes, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-01-08.
How severe is CVE-2018-5279?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-5279 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.