CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-8955
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-10-24
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-347
Description
The installer for BitDefender GravityZone relies on an encoded string in a filename to determine the URL for installation metadata, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by changing the filename while leaving the file's digital signature unchanged.
Affected configurations
• bitdefender gravityzone
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature weakness
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149900/Bitdefender-GravityZone-Installer-Signature-Bypass-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/44 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041940 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://labs.nettitude.com/blog/cve-2018-8955-bitdefender-gravityzone-arbitrary-code-execution/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149900/Bitdefender-GravityZone-Installer-Signature-Bypass-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/44 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041940 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://labs.nettitude.com/blog/cve-2018-8955-bitdefender-gravityzone-arbitrary-code-execution/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory