GEAR Software products that include GEARAspiWDM.sys, 2.2.5.0, allow local users to cause a denial of service (Race Condition and BSoD on Windows) by not checking that user-mode memory is available right before writing to it
Published Aug 24, 2018
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
GEAR Software products that include GEARAspiWDM.sys, 2.2.5.0, allow local users to cause a denial of service (Race Condition and BSoD on Windows) by not checking that user-mode memory is available right before writing to it. A check is only performed at the beginning of a long subroutine.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.2.5.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00404) | 32.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00404) | 31.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.73% (0.00727) | 70.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.18% (0.03182) | 78.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 0.73% (0.00727) | 70.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.50% (0.02497) | 84.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 72.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 72.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 69.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 49.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 35.41th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 34.72th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 75.00th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- https://downwithup.github.io/CVEPosts.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/DownWithUp/CVE-2018-15499 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://downwithup.github.io/CVEPosts.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/DownWithUp/CVE-2018-15499 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory |
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