What is the severity of CVE-2018-5279?

CVE-2018-5279 is considered to have a medium severity risk due to its potential to cause a denial of service (BSOD).

How do I fix CVE-2018-5279?

To mitigate CVE-2018-5279, users should update to the latest version of Malwarebytes to ensure all security patches are applied.

What systems are impacted by CVE-2018-5279?

CVE-2018-5279 specifically affects Malwarebytes Premium version 3.3.1.2183.

Is CVE-2018-5279 actively being exploited?

There is currently no public indication that CVE-2018-5279 is actively being exploited in the wild.

What are the potential consequences of CVE-2018-5279?

The primary consequence of CVE-2018-5279 is a denial of service, which could result in system instability or crashes.

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CVE-2018-5279

high

7.8

CWE

8/1/2018

5/8/2024

CVE-2018-5279: Input Validation

First published: Mon Jan 08 2018(Updated: )

** DISPUTED ** In Malwarebytes Premium 3.3.1.2183, the driver file (FARFLT.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 0x9c40e02c. NOTE: the vendor reported that they "have not been able to reproduce the issue on any Windows operating system version (32-bit or 64-bit)."

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware	=3.3.1.2183

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-5279?
CVE-2018-5279 is considered to have a medium severity risk due to its potential to cause a denial of service (BSOD).
How do I fix CVE-2018-5279?
To mitigate CVE-2018-5279, users should update to the latest version of Malwarebytes to ensure all security patches are applied.
What systems are impacted by CVE-2018-5279?
CVE-2018-5279 specifically affects Malwarebytes Premium version 3.3.1.2183.
Is CVE-2018-5279 actively being exploited?
There is currently no public indication that CVE-2018-5279 is actively being exploited in the wild.
What are the potential consequences of CVE-2018-5279?
The primary consequence of CVE-2018-5279 is a denial of service, which could result in system instability or crashes.

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