CVE-2007-5042 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can exploit improper SSDT validation in Outpost Firewall Pro 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-2007-5042?
CVE-2007-5042 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
Outpost Firewall Pro 4.0.1025.7828 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, (2) NtDeleteFile, (3) NtLoadDriver, (4) NtOpenProcess, (5) NtOpenSection, (6) NtOpenThread, and (7) NtUnloadDriver kernel SSDT hooks, a partial regression of CVE-2006-7160.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5042?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Agnitum Outpost Firewall.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5042?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5042 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-5042 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5042 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fpw6-4rcx-6349.