VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-6952
Computer Associates Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) drivers (1) Core kmxstart.sys 6.5.4.31 and (2) Firewall kmxfw.sys 6.5.4.10 allow local users to gain privileges by using certain privileged IOCTLs to modify callback function pointers.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.05%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.05%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Computer Associates Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) drivers (1) Core kmxstart.sys 6.5.4.31 and (2) Firewall kmxfw.sys 6.5.4.10 allow local users to gain privileges by using certain privileged IOCTLs to modify callback function pointers.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.05% probability · 62th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ca/host-based intrusion prevention system
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22972Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/30497
- http://www.osvdb.org/30498
- http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=2&func=fileinfo&id=38
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451952/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452286/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458040/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21140Exploit
- http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/newsinfo/collateral.aspx?cid=97729
- http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=34818
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22972Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/30497
- http://www.osvdb.org/30498
- http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=2&func=fileinfo&id=38
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451952/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452286/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458040/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21140Exploit
- http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/newsinfo/collateral.aspx?cid=97729
- http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=34818
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.