CVE-2007-5042
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)…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.31% probability · 23th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- agnitum/outpost firewall
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/45899
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3161
- 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://osvdb.org/45899
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3161
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.