Buffer overflow in Norman Malware Cleaner
CVE-2020-8508
nsak64.sys in Norman Malware Cleaner 2.08.08 allows users to call arbitrary kernel functions because the passing of function pointers between user and kernel mode is mishandled.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (76.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Norman Malware Cleaner — versions 2.08.08
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- downwithup.github.io/CVEPosts.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-8508?
- CVE-2020-8508 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Norman Malware Cleaner, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-03.
- How severe is CVE-2020-8508?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-8508 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.