CVE-2007-4785

critical

Description

Sony Micro Vault Fingerprint Access Software, as distributed with Sony Micro Vault USM-F USB flash drives, installs a driver that hides a directory under %WINDIR%, which might allow remote attackers to bypass malware detection by placing files in this directory.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478365/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478357/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478315/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478149/100/0/threaded

http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-082007.html#00001266

http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-082007.html#00001263

http://www.computerdefense.org/?p=380

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3118

http://observed.de/?entnum=101

http://hiltont.blogspot.com/2007/08/sony-rootkit-version-2.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-09-10

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00653