CVE-2007-3681 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a memory corruption flaw in the WinPcap driver to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges.
- 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-2007-3681?
CVE-2007-3681 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jul 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The IOCTL 9031 (BIOCGSTATS) handler in the NPF.SYS device driver in WinPcap before 4.0.1 allows local users to overwrite memory and execute arbitrary code via malformed Interrupt Request Packet (Irp) parameters.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3681?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Winpcap Winpcap.
How do I fix CVE-2007-3681?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3681 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2007-3681 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-3681 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c5xf-xf94-3jc3.