CVE-2007-4968 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can crash the system or gain privileges by exploiting improper validation in Privatefirewall's kernel SSDT function handlers.
- 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-2007-4968?
CVE-2007-4968 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Sep 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Privatefirewall 5.0.14.2 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via kernel SSDT hooks for (1) NtOpenProcess and (2) NtOpenThread.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4968?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Privacyware Privatefirewall.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4968?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4968 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-4968 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4968 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4cxv-wp2w-88h7.