CVE-2008-2926

high

Description

The kmxfw.sys driver in CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) r8, as used in CA Internet Security Suite and Personal Firewall, does not properly verify IOCTL requests, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted request.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44392

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2339

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020660

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020659

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020658

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30651

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495397/100/0/threaded

http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=36559

http://secunia.com/advisories/31434

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-08-12

Updated: 2021-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

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

Severity: High

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