BitDefender Internet Security 2018 cevakrnl.xmd out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in BitDefender Internet Security 2018. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file cevakrnl.xmd. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-17410. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in BitDefender Internet Security 2018. This affects an unknown functionality of the file cevakrnl.xmd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Bitdefender Internet Security 2018. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within emulator 0x102 in cevakrnl.xmd. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-5116.

The bug was discovered 12/12/2017. The weakness was shared 12/21/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-17410 since 12/05/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/17/2019).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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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• BitDefender

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• Internet Security

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• 2018

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• commercial

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