CVE-2024-1241Public exploit

System crash via unchecked process lookup failure

Published Apr 23, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Denial of service in Watchdog Anti-Virus 1.6.415 allows local users to crash Windows by sending IOCTL 0x80002014 to wsdk-driver.sys. The sub_140008D5C handler leaves ProcessImageFileName null when PsLookupProcessByProcessId fails, then passes it to stricmp, causing a kernel NULL pointer dereference. Low-privileged local access is required, and successful exploitation produces a BSOD that interrupts the entire endpoint.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in Watchdog Anti-Virus 1.6.415 allows local users to crash Windows by sending IOCTL 0x80002014 to wsdk-driver.sys. The sub_140008D5C handler leaves ProcessImageFileName null when PsLookupProcessByProcessId fails, then passes it to stricmp, causing a kernel NULL pointer dereference. Low-privileged local access is required, and successful exploitation produces a BSOD that interrupts the entire endpoint.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-1241
Published
Apr 23, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Watchdog
Product
Watchdog Anti-Virus
Classifications
CWE-476, CAPEC-129, T1499.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 23, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.6.415

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Watchdog · Watchdog Anti-Virusversion=1.6.415

Published CVSS scores

5.5Fluid AttacksCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC-129Pointer Manipulation
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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