K7 Antivirus 15.1.0309 K7Sentry.sys null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in K7 Antivirus 15.1.0309. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library K7Sentry.sys. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-17465. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in K7 Antivirus 15.1.0309 (Anti-Malware Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality in the library K7Sentry.sys. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

K7Sentry.sys 15.1.0.59 in K7 Antivirus 15.1.0309 has a NULL pointer dereference via a 0x95002574 DeviceIoControl request.

The bug was discovered 12/08/2017. The weakness was disclosed 12/08/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-17465 since 12/07/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/12/2019).

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

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

12/07/2017 🔍
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12/12/2019 +734 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-17465 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-17465
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110342
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/08/2017 11:40
Updated: 12/12/2019 20:28
Changes: 12/08/2017 11:40 (57), 12/12/2019 20:28 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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