High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 21, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-17409
CVE-2017-17409
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 emulator 0x10A in cevakrnl.xmd. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before writing to memory. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-5102.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:internet_security_2018:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:internet_security_2018:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <73456
- (no CPE)
- Range: 2018
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References
1- zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-943nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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