CVE-2018-5956
In Zillya! Antivirus 3.0.2230.0, the driver file (zef.sys) allows local users to cause a denial...
In Zillya! Antivirus 3.0.2230.0, the driver file (zef.sys) allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0x9C402414.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Zillya! Antivirus 3.0.2230.0, the driver file (zef.sys) allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0x9C402414.
- Record
CVE-2018-5956- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.1 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Zillya! Antivirus 3.0.2230.0, the driver file (zef.sys) allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0x9C402414.
- Record
CVE-2018-5956- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-17723 No score
In Zillya! Antivirus 3.0.2230.0, the driver file (zef.sys) allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0x9C402414.
- Record
EUVD-2018-17723- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jqh3-2m7r-qm75
In Zillya! Antivirus 3.0.2230.0, the driver file (zef.sys) allows local users to cause a denial...
In Zillya! Antivirus 3.0.2230.0, the driver file (zef.sys) allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0x9C402414.
- Record
GHSA-jqh3-2m7r-qm75- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-5956 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Zillya Zillya\! Antivirus, published January 21, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.