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    CVE-2018-8955

    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.

    Published:Oct 24, 2018
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Oct 24, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.0534
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Bitdefender
    Product
    Gravityzone

    Exploits

    https://labs.nettitude.com/blog/cve-2018-8955-bitdefender-gravityzone-arbitrary-code-execution/https://labs.nettitude.com/blog/cve-2018-8955-bitdefender-gravityzone-arbitrary-code-execution/

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-463 Padding Oracle Crypto Attack
    CAPEC-475 Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High