Vulnerability in Iobit Smart Defrag

CVE-2019-6493

SmartDefragDriver.sys (2.0) in IObit Smart Defrag 6 never frees an executable kernel pool that is allocated with user defined bytes and size when IOCTL 0x9C401CC0 is called. This kernel pointer can be leaked if the kernel pool becomes a "big" pool.

EPSS: 0.005 (39.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-6493?
CVE-2019-6493 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Iobit Smart Defrag, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2019-6493?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-6493 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.