CVE-2018-5410

Dokan file system driver contains a stack-based buffer overflow

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 7, 2019 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:00 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDokanyDokan

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

Dokan, versions between 1.0.0.5000 and 1.2.0.1000, are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in the dokan1.sys driver. An attacker can create a device handle to the system driver and send arbitrary input that will trigger the vulnerability. This vulnerability was introduced in the 1.0.0.5000 version update.

Affected

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

1.0.0.5000 ≤ v < 1.2.0.1000
1.0.0.5000 ≤ v < 1.0.0.5000*1.0.0.50001.2.0.1000
Affected range stops below 1.0.0.5000*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.2.0.1000, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (5)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106274
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/dokan-dev/dokany/releases/tag/v1.2.1.1000
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/741315/
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46155/

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-121CWE-787

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