CVE-2007-5044 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can crash the system or gain privileges via improper validation of SSDT function handlers in ZoneAlarm Pro.

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-2007-5044?

CVE-2007-5044 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

ZoneAlarm Pro 7.0.362.000 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) NtCreatePort and (2) NtDeleteFile kernel SSDT hooks, a partial regression of CVE-2007-2083.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5044?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zonelabs Zonealarm.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5044?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5044 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2007-5044 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5044 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gvf5-m6hg-5jhj.

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