CVE-2014-9642

Public Exploit

Description

bdagent.sys in BullGuard Antivirus, Internet Security, Premium Protection, and Online Backup before 15.0.288 allows local users to write data to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted 0x0022405c IOCTL call.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.40%
Vendor Advisory bullguard.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.greyhathacker.net/?p=818 exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/114478 vdb entry
http://www.bullguard.com/about/release-notes.aspx vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130247/BullGuard-14.1.285.4-Privilege-Escalation.html exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35994 exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9642?
CVE-2014-9642 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9642?
To fix CVE-2014-9642, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-9642 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-9642 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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