High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 21, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-17408
CVE-2017-17408
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Bitdefender Internet Security 2018. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within cevakrnl.xmd. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-5101.
Affected products
1- Bitdefender/Bitdefender Internet Securityv5Range: 2018
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
1- zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-942nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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