CVE-2017-6007 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 13 Sep 2017 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Local attackers can crash the operating system via a malformed IOCTL call in the HitmanPro kernel 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-2017-6007?

CVE-2017-6007 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A kernel pool overflow in the driver hitmanpro37.sys in Sophos SurfRight HitmanPro before 3.7.20 Build 286 (included in the HitmanPro.Alert solution and Sophos Clean) allows local users to crash the OS via a malformed IOCTL call.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6007?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sophos Hitmanpro.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6007?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6007 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2017-6007 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6007 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6pvx-mxmx-6c69.