CVE-2017-6008

A kernel pool overflow in the driver hitmanpro37.sys in Sophos SurfRight HitmanPro before 3.7.20 Build 286 (included in the HitmanPro.Alert solution and Sophos Clean) allows local users to escalate privileges via a malformed IOCTL call.

• CWE-119

• https://github.com/cbayet/Exploit-CVE-2017-6008Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-10/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
• https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-7/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43057/
• https://www.nuitduhack.com/fr/planning/talk_10Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/cbayet/Exploit-CVE-2017-6008Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-10/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
• https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-7/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43057/
• https://www.nuitduhack.com/fr/planning/talk_10Third Party Advisory

Published

Sep 13, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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