CVE-2007-4972
RegMon 7.04 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 kernel SSDT hooks to the (1)…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.28%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
RegMon 7.04 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 kernel SSDT hooks to the (1) NtCreateKey and (2) NtOpenKey Windows Native API functions.
- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.28% probability · 21th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- sysinternals/regmon
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://osvdb.org/45957
- http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php
- http://www.matousec.com/projects/windows-personal-firewall-analysis/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479830/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25721
- http://osvdb.org/45957
- http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php
- http://www.matousec.com/projects/windows-personal-firewall-analysis/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479830/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25721
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.