CVE-2007-3777 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published 15 Jul 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can exploit a kernel driver IOCTL to copy data to arbitrary addresses, resulting in privilege escalation.

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-2007-3777?

CVE-2007-3777 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jul 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

avg7core.sys 7.5.0.444 in Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus 7.5.448 and Free Edition 7.5.446, provides an internal function that copies data to an arbitrary address, which allows local users to gain privileges via arbitrary address arguments to a function provided by the 0x5348E004 IOCTL for the generic DeviceIoControl handler.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3777?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Grisoft Avg Antivirus.

How do I fix CVE-2007-3777?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3777 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2007-3777 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3777 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vf44-r5vg-xjp5.