Vulnerability · Published Mar 18, 2023 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2023-1493Max Secure Anti Virus Plus IoControlCode MaxProctetor64.sys 0x220019 denial of service

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Anti Virus Plus from Max Secure. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability was found in Max Secure Anti Virus Plus 19.0.2.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function 0x220019 in the library MaxProctetor64.sys of the component IoControlCode Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-223379.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Max Secure	Anti Virus Plus	19.0.2.1

Weakness: CWE-404 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

https://vuldb.com/?id.223379 vdb-entry, technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.223379 signature, permissions-required
https://github.com/zeze-zeze/WindowsKernelVuln/tree/master/CVE-2023-1493 related
https://drive.google.com/file/d/109wWkX5FbYrKKqQBXBC1_uLyi02Y7sqF/view exploit