VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-6008
A kernel pool overflow in the driver hitmanpro37.sys in Sophos SurfRight HitmanPro before 3.7.20 Build 286 (included in the HitmanPro.Alert solution and Sophos Clean) allows local users to escalate privileges via a malformed IOCTL call.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.90%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.90%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A kernel pool overflow in the driver hitmanpro37.sys in Sophos SurfRight HitmanPro before 3.7.20 Build 286 (included in the HitmanPro.Alert solution and Sophos Clean) allows local users to escalate privileges via a malformed IOCTL call.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.90% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- sophos/hitmanpro
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/cbayet/Exploit-CVE-2017-6008Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-10/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-7/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43057/
- https://www.nuitduhack.com/fr/planning/talk_10Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/cbayet/Exploit-CVE-2017-6008Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-10/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-7/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43057/
- https://www.nuitduhack.com/fr/planning/talk_10Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.