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CVE-2018-5278

LOW

3.3

CVSS Score

Published: January 8, 2018 at 05:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:59 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorMalwarebytes

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Severity

LOW3.3

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

SSVC

PoC

Description

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 0x9c40e00c. 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).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Malwarebytes · Malwarebytes

95%

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://github.com/ZhiyuanWang-Chengdu-Qihoo360/Malwarebytes_POC/tree/master/0x9c40e00c

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

3.3LOWCISA-ADP

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: LOW

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-20

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