What is CVE-2018-5718?

CVE-2018-5718 is a high-severity vulnerability in Safensoft Softcontrol Enterprise Suite, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2018-06-12.

How severe is CVE-2018-5718?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Safensoft Softcontrol Enterprise Suite

CVE-2018-5718

Improper restriction of write operations within the bounds of a memory buffer in snscore.sys in SoftControl/SafenSoft SysWatch, SoftControl/SafenSoft TPSecure, SoftControl/SafenSoft Enterprise Suite before version 4.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or modify kernel-mode memory via loading of a forged DLL into an user-mode process.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (19.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5718?: CVE-2018-5718 is a high-severity vulnerability in Safensoft Softcontrol Enterprise Suite, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2018-06-12.
How severe is CVE-2018-5718?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.