CVE-2018-8955 (GCVE-0-2018-8955)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-10-24 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 07:10
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2018-10-16 00:00
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