CVE-2007-5047 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published 24 Sep 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can exploit improper SSDT validation in Norton Internet Security 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-2007-5047?

CVE-2007-5047 is a high-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

Norton Internet Security 2008 15.0.0.60 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 NtOpenSection kernel SSDT hook. NOTE: the NtCreateMutant and NtOpenEvent function hooks are already covered by CVE-2007-1793.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5047?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Symantec Norton Internet Security.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5047?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5047 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2007-5047 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5047 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r59q-696w-6whc.