What is CVE-2018-8999?

CVE-2018-8999 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iobit Advanced_systemcare_ultimate, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-03-25.

How severe is CVE-2018-8999?

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

Improper input validation in Iobit Advanced_systemcare_ultimate

CVE-2018-8999

In Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 11.0.1.58, the driver file (Monitor_win7_x64.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 0x9c4060c4.

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

EPSS: 0.004 (33.6th 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 Advanced_systemcare_ultimate — versions 11.0.1.58
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8999?: CVE-2018-8999 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iobit Advanced_systemcare_ultimate, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-03-25.
How severe is CVE-2018-8999?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.