CVE-2014-8608
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.9
Description
The K7Sentry.sys kernel mode driver (aka K7AV Sentry Device Driver) before 12.8.0.119, as used in multiple K7 Computing products, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) as demonstrated by a filename containing "crashme$$".
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| k7computing | k7av_sentry_device_driver | {"endIncluding":"12.8.0.118"} | |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129470/K7-Computing-Multiple-Products-Null-Pointer-Dereference.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/45
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71615
- https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-8608/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129470/K7-Computing-Multiple-Products-Null-Pointer-Dereference.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/45
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71615
- https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-8608/
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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