CVE-2007-5043 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can exploit improper SSDT validation in Kaspersky Internet Security to cause denial of service or potentially 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-2007-5043?
CVE-2007-5043 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
Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0.0.125 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function handlers, which allows local users to (1) cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via the NtCreateSection kernel SSDT hook or (2) cause a denial of service (avp.exe service outage) via the NtLoadDriver kernel SSDT hook. NOTE: this issue may partially overlap CVE-2006-3074.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5043?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Internet Security.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5043?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5043 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-5043 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5043 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-954f-qffp-hrxp.