CVE-2014-7136
Heap-based buffer overflow in the K7FWFilt.sys kernel mode driver (aka K7Firewall Packet Driver) before 14.0.1.16, as used in multiple K7 Computing products, allows local users to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges via a crafted parameter in…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.63%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the K7FWFilt.sys kernel mode driver (aka K7Firewall Packet Driver) before 14.0.1.16, as used in multiple K7 Computing products, allows local users to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges via a crafted parameter in a DeviceIoControl API call.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.63% probability · 50th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- k7computing/k7firewall packet driver
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.6% 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://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129474/K7-Computing-Multiple-Products-K7FWFilt.sys-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/47Exploit
- https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-7136/Exploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129474/K7-Computing-Multiple-Products-K7FWFilt.sys-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/47Exploit
- https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-7136/Exploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.