First published: Fri Oct 19 2018(Updated: )
IMFCameraProtect.sys in IObit Malware Fighter 6.2 (and possibly lower versions) is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow. The attacker can use DeviceIoControl to pass a user specified size which can be used to overwrite return addresses. This can lead to a denial of service or code execution attack.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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IOBit Malware Fighter | <=6.2 |
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The vulnerability ID for this vulnerability is CVE-2018-18026.
The severity of CVE-2018-18026 is high.
IOBit Malware Fighter versions up to and including 6.2 are affected by CVE-2018-18026.
An attacker can exploit CVE-2018-18026 by using DeviceIoControl to pass a user-specified size, which can lead to a stack-based buffer overflow and potentially overwrite return addresses.
Please refer to the vendor's website or security advisories for available fixes or patches for CVE-2018-18026.