Max Secure Anti Virus 19.0.3.019 Driver MaxProtector32.sys input validation

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Max Secure Anti Virus 19.0.3.019. This impacts an unknown function in the library MaxProtector32.sys of the component Driver. This manipulation causes input validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-6206. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Max Secure Anti Virus 19.0.3.019 (Anti-Malware Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality in the library MaxProtector32.sys of the component Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Max Secure Anti Virus 19.0.3.019,, the driver file (MaxProtector32.sys) allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0x220011.

The bug was discovered 01/24/2018. The weakness was shared 01/25/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-6206 since 01/24/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/27/2019).

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

The entries VDB-112431, VDB-112432, VDB-112430 and VDB-112428 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Anti-Malware Software

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• Max Secure

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• Anti Virus

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• 19.0.3.019

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