CVE-2018-3970
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CVE-2018-3970 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An exploitable memory disclosure vulnerability exists in the 0x222000 IOCTL handler functionality of Sophos HitmanPro.Alert 3.7.6.744. A specially crafted IRP request can cause the driver to return uninitialized memory, resulting in kernel memory disclosure. EPSS estimates a 0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An exploitable memory disclosure vulnerability exists in the 0x222000 IOCTL handler functionality of Sophos HitmanPro.Alert 3.7.6.744. A specially crafted IRP request can cause the driver to return uninitialized memory, resulting in kernel memory disclosure. An attacker can send an IRP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Sophos | Hitmanpro.Alert | 3.7.6.744 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105743Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0635Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105743Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0635Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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