CVE-2008-6000 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a kernel driver flaw in G DATA Antivirus to crash the system or escalate privileges via crafted IOCTL requests.
- 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-2008-6000?
CVE-2008-6000 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jan 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The GDTdiIcpt.sys driver in G DATA AntiVirus 2008, InternetSecurity 2008, and TotalCare 2008 populates kernel registers with IOCTL 0x8317001c input values, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or gain privileges via a crafted IOCTL request, as demonstrated by execution of the KeSetEvent function with modified register contents.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6000?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Gdata Antivirus 2008, Gdata Internetsecurity 2008, Gdata Totalcare 2008.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6000?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6000 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-6000 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6000 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vwp5-884f-89g9.