QuickHeal 16.00 Driver webssx.sys memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in QuickHeal 16.00. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library webssx.sys of the component Driver. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2015-8285. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in QuickHeal 16.00. Affected is an unknown functionality in the library webssx.sys of the component Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The webssx.sys driver in QuickHeal 16.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

The bug was discovered 02/19/2016. The weakness was disclosed 04/20/2017 by Csaba Fitzl as EDB-ID 39475 as confirmed exploit (Exploit-DB). The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-8285 since 11/19/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Fitzl Csaba and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 426 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (39475) and SecurityFocus (BID 97996†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Fitzl Csaba
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OpenVAS ID: 103110
OpenVAS Name: QuickHeal CVE-2015-8285 Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: EDB-ID 39475
Researcher: Csaba Fitzl
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-8285 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8285
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100332
SecurityFocus: 97996 - QuickHeal CVE-2015-8285 Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2015-8285 - Quick Heal - Total Security - Denial of Service Issue

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2017 09:33
Updated: 06/01/2025 23:54
Changes: 04/21/2017 09:33 (75), 09/18/2020 16:31 (1), 06/01/2025 23:54 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:6EF:103

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