CVE-2018-3989: wibu wibukey Use of Uninitialized Resource
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-3989 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Use of Uninitialized Resource vulnerability in wibu wibukey. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 05-02-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An exploitable kernel memory disclosure vulnerability exists in the 0x8200E804 IOCTL handler functionality of WIBU-SYSTEMS WibuKey.sys Version 6.40 (Build 2400).A specially crafted IRP request can cause the driver to return uninitialized memory, resulting in kernel memory disclosure. An attacker can send an IRP request to trigger this vulnerability.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- CVE.orgCNA4.3MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.57%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
46%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.57% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (talosintelligence.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Wibu1 product
- wibukey6.40
1 vendor · 1 product
References
5 links- talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0657X Refsource MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-902727.pdfX Refsource CONFIRM