CVE-2007-4970

high

Description

ProcessGuard 3.410 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 Windows Native API functions including (1) NtCreateFile, (2) NtCreateKey, (3) NtDeleteValueKey, (4) NtOpenFile, (5) NtOpenKey, and (6) NtSetValueKey.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25714

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479830/100/0/threaded

http://www.matousec.com/projects/windows-personal-firewall-analysis/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php

http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php

http://osvdb.org/45954

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-09-19

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.4

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00071