Is CVE-2018-5718 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-5718 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-5718?

CVE-2018-5718 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-5718?

CVE-2018-5718 has an EPSS score of 0.27% (19th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5718?

Upgrade softcontrol enterprise suite to 4.4.1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-5718

HIGH

7.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

softcontrol enterprise suiteNVD

Affected:< 4.4.1Fixed in:4.4.1CVE-2018-5718derived from NVD

softcontrol syswatchNVD

Affected:< 4.4.1Fixed in:4.4.1CVE-2018-5718derived from NVD

softcontrol tpsecureNVD

Affected:< 4.4.1Fixed in:4.4.1CVE-2018-5718derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days

19thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 19% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

safensoft.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.