CVE-2008-1139 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by exploiting a pointer overwrite vulnerability in DESlock+ disk encryption drivers.
- 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-2008-1139?
CVE-2008-1139 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Mar 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
DESlock+ 3.2.6 and earlier, when DLMFENC.sys 1.0.0.26 and DLMFDISK.sys 1.2.0.27 are present, allows local users to gain privileges via a certain DLMFENC_IOCTL request to \\.\DLKPFSD_Device that overwrites a pointer, aka the "ring0 link list zero SYSTEM" vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1139?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Deslock Deslock.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1139?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1139 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-1139 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1139 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w835-98qx-vq8g.