CVE-2018-3971

 

Published at: - 25-10-2018 08:29

Last modified: - 19-04-2022 08:15

Total changes: - 2

Description

An exploitable arbitrary write vulnerability exists in the 0x2222CC IOCTL handler functionality of Sophos HitmanPro.Alert 3.7.6.744. A specially crafted IRP request can cause the driver to write data under controlled by an attacker address, resulting in memory corruption. An attacker can send IRP request to trigger this vulnerability.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

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

 

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Reference

• https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0636
• 105743-Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

 

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