CVE-2017-16556
In K7 Antivirus Premium before 15.1.0.53, user-controlled input can be used to allow local users...
CVE-2017-16556 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in K7computing Antivirus, published January 16, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
In K7 Antivirus Premium before 15.1.0.53, user-controlled input can be used to allow local users to write to arbitrary memory locations.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In K7 Antivirus Premium before 15.1.0.53, user-controlled input can be used to allow local users to write to arbitrary memory locations.
- Record
CVE-2017-16556- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In K7 Antivirus Premium before 15.1.0.53, user-controlled input can be used to allow local users to write to arbitrary memory locations.
- Record
CVE-2017-16556- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-7749 No score
In K7 Antivirus Premium before 15.1.0.53, user-controlled input can be used to allow local users to write to arbitrary memory locations.
- Record
EUVD-2017-7749- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c2g8-2q79-jvh5
In K7 Antivirus Premium before 15.1.0.53, user-controlled input can be used to allow local users...
In K7 Antivirus Premium before 15.1.0.53, user-controlled input can be used to allow local users to write to arbitrary memory locations.
- Record
GHSA-c2g8-2q79-jvh5- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |