CVE-2007-4968

Impact

Privatefirewall 5.0.14.2 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via kernel SSDT hooks for (1) NtOpenProcess and (2) NtOpenThread.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://osvdb.org/45952
• http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php
• http://www.matousec.com/projects/windows-personal-firewall-analysis/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479830/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25712
• http://osvdb.org/45952
• http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php
• http://www.matousec.com/projects/windows-personal-firewall-analysis/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479830/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25712