CVE-2018-20404
ETK_E900.sys, a SmartETK driver for VIA Technologies EPIA-E900 system board, is vulnerable to...
CVE-2018-20404 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Viatech Epia-e900 Firmware, published December 26, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.48%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.5 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.48%EPSS, 74th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
ETK_E900.sys, a SmartETK driver for VIA Technologies EPIA-E900 system board, is vulnerable to denial of service attack via IOCTL 0x9C402048, which calls memmove and constantly fails on an arbitrary (uncontrollable) address, resulting in an eternal hang or a BSoD.
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
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
ETK_E900.sys, a SmartETK driver for VIA Technologies EPIA-E900 system board, is vulnerable to denial of service attack via IOCTL 0x9C402048, which calls memmove and constantly fails on an arbitrary (uncontrollable) address, resulting in an eternal hang or a BSoD.
- Record
CVE-2018-20404- 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
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
ETK_E900.sys, a SmartETK driver for VIA Technologies EPIA-E900 system board, is vulnerable to denial of service attack via IOCTL 0x9C402048, which calls memmove and constantly fails on an arbitrary (uncontrollable) address, resulting in an eternal hang or a BSoD.
- Record
CVE-2018-20404- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-12962No score
ETK_E900.sys, a SmartETK driver for VIA Technologies EPIA-E900 system board, is vulnerable to denial of service attack via IOCTL 0x9C402048, which calls memmove and constantly fails on an arbitrary (uncontrollable) address, resulting in an eternal hang or a BSoD.
- Record
EUVD-2018-12962- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mr4r-rgr7-6hqw
ETK_E900.sys, a SmartETK driver for VIA Technologies EPIA-E900 system board, is vulnerable to...
ETK_E900.sys, a SmartETK driver for VIA Technologies EPIA-E900 system board, is vulnerable to denial of service attack via IOCTL 0x9C402048, which calls memmove and constantly fails on an arbitrary (uncontrollable) address, resulting in an eternal hang or a BSoD.
- Record
GHSA-mr4r-rgr7-6hqw- 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-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.