CVE-2017-15921
In Watchdog Anti-Malware 2.74.186.150 and Online Security Pro 2.74.186.150, the zam32.sys driver...
In Watchdog Anti-Malware 2.74.186.150 and Online Security Pro 2.74.186.150, the zam32.sys driver contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that gets triggered when sending an operation to ioctl 0x80002010. This is due to the input buffer being NULL or the input buffer size being 0 as they are not validated.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Watchdog Anti-Malware 2.74.186.150 and Online Security Pro 2.74.186.150, the zam32.sys driver contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that gets triggered when sending an operation to ioctl 0x80002010. This is due to the input buffer being NULL or the input buffer size being 0 as they are not validated.
- Record
CVE-2017-15921- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Watchdog Anti-Malware 2.74.186.150 and Online Security Pro 2.74.186.150, the zam32.sys driver contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that gets triggered when sending an operation to ioctl 0x80002010. This is due to the input buffer being NULL or the input buffer size being 0 as they are not validated.
- Record
CVE-2017-15921- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-7338 No score
In Watchdog Anti-Malware 2.74.186.150 and Online Security Pro 2.74.186.150, the zam32.sys driver contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that gets triggered when sending an operation to ioctl 0x80002010. This is due to the input buffer being NULL or the input buffer size being 0 as they are not validated.
- Record
EUVD-2017-7338- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9w76-gr65-hf28
In Watchdog Anti-Malware 2.74.186.150 and Online Security Pro 2.74.186.150, the zam32.sys driver...
In Watchdog Anti-Malware 2.74.186.150 and Online Security Pro 2.74.186.150, the zam32.sys driver contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that gets triggered when sending an operation to ioctl 0x80002010. This is due to the input buffer being NULL or the input buffer size being 0 as they are not validated.
- Record
GHSA-9w76-gr65-hf28- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Watchdog Development Anti-Malware / Online Security Pro - NULL Pointer Dereference | 2017-10-26 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-15921 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Watchdogdevelopment Anti-malware, published October 30, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.58%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.