Sophos Anti-Virus SAVOnAccessFilter Local Privilege Escalation

high Nessus Plugin ID 46860

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host has an application that is affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

According to its version number, the Sophos Anti-Virus installation on the remote Windows host is affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A local attacker, exploiting this flaw, could execute arbitrary code in kernel mode and thereby gain complete control of the affected system.

Solution

Upgrade to Sophos Anti-Virus version 7.6.20, 9.0, or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 46860

File Name: sophos_7_6_20.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 6/10/2010

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus

Required KB Items: Antivirus/Sophos/installed, Antivirus/Sophos/prod_ver

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/9/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/9/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2308

BID: 40715

Secunia: 40085

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