CVE-2008-5724
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CVE-2008-5724 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. The Personal Firewall driver (aka epfw.sys) 3.0.672.0 and earlier in ESET Smart Security 3.0.672 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted IRP in a certain METHOD_NEITHER IOCTL request to \Device\Epfw that overwrites portions of memory.. EPSS estimates a 0.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The Personal Firewall driver (aka epfw.sys) 3.0.672.0 and earlier in ESET Smart Security 3.0.672 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted IRP in a certain METHOD_NEITHER IOCTL request to \Device\Epfw that overwrites portions of memory.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Eset | Smart Security | <= 3.0.672 |
| Eset | Smart Security | 3.0.551 |
| Eset | Smart Security | 3.0.560 |
| Eset | Smart Security | 3.0.563 |
| Eset | Smart Security | 3.0.621 |
| Eset | Smart Security | 3.0.642 |
| Eset | Smart Security | 3.0.650 |
| Eset | Smart Security | 3.0.657 |
| Eset | Smart Security | 3.0.667 |
| Eset | Smart Security | 3.0.669 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33210Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33210Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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