CVE-2007-4972 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can exploit improper SSDT validation in RegMon to crash the system or escalate privileges via kernel hooks.
- 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-2007-4972?
CVE-2007-4972 is a low-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
RegMon 7.04 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 to the (1) NtCreateKey and (2) NtOpenKey Windows Native API functions.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4972?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sysinternals Regmon.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4972?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4972 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-4972 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4972 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q6cj-qmpc-5g2g.