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CVE-2007-5042

Outpost Firewall Pro 4.0.1025.7828 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function handler…

Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 23%
Public exploits
0
none known

Outpost Firewall Pro 4.0.1025.7828 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via the (1) NtCreateKey, (2) NtDeleteFile, (3) NtLoadDriver, (4) NtOpenProcess, (5) NtOpenSection, (6) NtOpenThread, and (7) NtUnloadDriver kernel SSDT hooks, a partial regression of CVE-2006-7160.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

  • securityreason.com /securityalert/3161 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /45899 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • matousec.com /info/advisories/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • matousec.com /projects/windows-personal-firewall-analysis/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/479830/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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