CVE-2018-9151

low-risk
Published 2018-03-30

A NULL pointer dereference bug in the function ObReferenceObjectByHandle in the Kingsoft Internet Security 9+ kernel driver KWatch3.sys allows local non-privileged users to crash the system via IOCTL 0x80030030.

Do I need to act?

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0.05% 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
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Internet Security 9 Plus

Affected Vendors

Kingsoft

References (2)

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/78
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/78
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal