CVE-2018-5718 — Improper restriction of write operations within the bounds of a memory buffer in

Improper restriction of write operations within the bounds of a memory buffer in snscore.sys in SoftControl/SafenSoft SysWatch, SoftControl/SafenSoft TPSecure, SoftControl/SafenSoft Enterprise Suite before version 4.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or mo

01What is this vulnerability?

Improper restriction of write operations within the bounds of a memory buffer in snscore.sys in SoftControl/SafenSoft SysWatch, SoftControl/SafenSoft TPSecure, SoftControl/SafenSoft Enterprise Suite before version 4.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or modify kernel-mode memory via loading of a forged DLL into an user-mode process.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-06-12T16:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T05:40:51.265Z

09References

• www.safensoft.com — http://www.safensoft.com/security.phtml?c=865