CVE-2007-5041 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can exploit improper SSDT validation in G DATA InternetSecurity to crash the system or 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-2007-5041?
CVE-2007-5041 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Sep 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
G DATA InternetSecurity 2007 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 the (1) NtCreateKey and (2) NtOpenProcess kernel SSDT hooks.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5041?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gdata Internetsecurity 2007.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5041?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5041 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-5041 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5041 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7x34-j27f-hrcf.