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CVE-2017-6178

high

Description

The IofCallDriver function in USBPcap 1.1.0.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted 0x00090028 IOCTL call, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97026

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41542/

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141526/USBPcap-1.1.0.0-Privilege-Escalation.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-20

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/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: 0.00114