CVE-2007-5761 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can exploit weak permissions in the NantSys driver to escalate privileges or crash the system via MSR modification.
- 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-2007-5761?
CVE-2007-5761 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jan 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The NantSys device 5.0.0.115 in Motorola netOctopus 5.1.2 build 1011 has weak permissions for the \\.\NantSys device interface (nantsys.sys), which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash), as demonstrated by modifying the SYSENTER_EIP_MSR CPU Model Specific Register (MSR) value.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5761?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Motorola Netoctopus.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5761?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5761 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-5761 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5761 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-24qv-68gq-r7hr.