CVE-2008-2926 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can exploit improper IOCTL verification in the CA HIPS driver to cause system crashes 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-2008-2926?
CVE-2008-2926 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The kmxfw.sys driver in CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) r8, as used in CA Internet Security Suite and Personal Firewall, does not properly verify IOCTL requests, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted request.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2926?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Broadcom Internet Security Suite, Ca Host Based Intrusion Prevention System, Ca Internet Security Suite 2008, Ca Personal Firewall 2007, Ca Personal Firewall 2008.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2926?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2926 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-2926 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2926 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6cmr-6f4q-j55j.