CVE-2006-6952 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by exploiting privileged IOCTLs in CA HIPS drivers to modify callback function pointers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-6952?
CVE-2006-6952 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jan 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6952?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ca Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6952?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6952 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-6952 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6952 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v47f-fhww-m8gv.