PT-2017-14960
CVE-2017-17700
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Published
2017-12-15
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Updated
2017-12-20
Description by
CVSS 3.1
9.8
CriticalMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
K7 Antivirus version 15.1.0309
Description
The issue is related to a NULL pointer dereference in the K7Sentry.sys driver, specifically version 15.1.0.59, which is part of K7 Antivirus 15.1.0309. This can be triggered via a DeviceIoControl request with the code 0x950025a4.
Recommendations
For K7 Antivirus version 15.1.0309, consider updating the K7Sentry.sys driver to a version that does not contain this issue, if available. As a temporary workaround, restricting access to the DeviceIoControl request with the code 0x950025a4 may help minimize the risk of exploitation.
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