CVE-2008-7107 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.2 Published 28 Aug 2009 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can crash ESET Smart Security by sending a crafted IOCTL request to the easdrv.sys driver.

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-2008-7107?

CVE-2008-7107 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Aug 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

easdrv.sys in ESET Smart Security 3.0.667.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted IOCTL 0x222003 request to the \\.\easdrv device interface.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7107?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Eset Smart Security.

How do I fix CVE-2008-7107?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7107 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2008-7107 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-7107 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-52pp-8j6x-c8q2.