CVE-2017-17429
N/A
Published: January 16, 2018 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:10 AM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorAntivirusTotal SecurityUltimate Security
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
In K7 Antivirus Premium before 15.1.0.53, user-controlled input to the K7Sentry device is not sufficiently authenticated: a local user with a LOW integrity process can access a raw hard disk by sending a specific IOCTL.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 15.1.0.53v < 15.1.0308
Affected range stops below 15.1.0.53, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.1.0308, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 14.2.0137
Affected range stops below 14.2.0137, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 15.1.0297
Affected range stops below 15.1.0297, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 15.1.0324v < 16.0.0131
Affected range stops below 15.1.0324, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.0.0131, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 15.1.0324
Affected range stops below 15.1.0324, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.k7computing.com/index.php?/selfhelp/view-article/Advisory-issued-on-5th-December-2017Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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