What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-9642?

CVE-2014-9642 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (High). CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.1%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2014-9642?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2014-9642. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.1%.

Bdagent Sys CVE-2014-9642

HIGH

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)

2015-02-06 cve@mitre.org

Privilege Escalation Bdagent Sys Internet Security Online Backup Premium Protection

7.2

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.2 HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Feb 06, 2015 - 15:59 cve.org

HIGH 7.2

DescriptionCVE.org

bdagent.sys in BullGuard Antivirus, Internet Security, Premium Protection, and Online Backup before 15.0.288 allows local users to write data to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted 0x0022405c IOCTL call.

AnalysisAI

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. bdagent.sys in BullGuard Antivirus, Internet Security, Premium Protection, and Online Backup before 15.0.288 allows local users to write data to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted 0x0022405c IOCTL call. Affected products include: Bullguard Bdagent.Sys, Bullguard Internet Security, Bullguard Online Backup, Bullguard Premium Protection. Version information: before 15.0.288.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.