CVE-2018-15499

low-risk
Published 2018-08-24

GEAR Software products that include GEARAspiWDM.sys, 2.2.5.0, allow local users to cause a denial of service (Race Condition and BSoD on Windows) by not checking that user-mode memory is available right before writing to it. A check is only performed at the beginning of a long subroutine.

Do I need to act?

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0.73% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.7/10 Medium
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Gearaspiwdm

Affected Vendors

Gearsoftware

References (4)

Exploit https://downwithup.github.io/CVEPosts.html
Exploit https://github.com/DownWithUp/CVE-2018-15499
Exploit https://downwithup.github.io/CVEPosts.html
Exploit https://github.com/DownWithUp/CVE-2018-15499
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low-risk
Severity 12/34 · Low
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal