Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-4648

The nvcoaft51 driver in Norman Virus Control (NVC) 5.82 uses weak permissions (unrestricted write access) for the NvcOa device, which allows local users to gain privileges by (1) triggering a buffer overflow in a kernel pool via a string argument to ioctl 0xBF67201C; or by (2) sending a crafted KEVENT structure through ioctl 0xBF672028 to overwrite arbitrary memory locations.
Published 2007-08-31 23:17:00
Updated 2018-10-15 21:36:49
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Overflow

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4648

EPSS FAQ
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2007-4648

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.2
 HIGH AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.9
10.0
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2007-4648

  • The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2007-4648

Products affected by CVE-2007-4648

This web site uses cookies for managing your session, storing preferences, website analytics and additional purposes described in our privacy policy.
By using this web site you are agreeing to CVEdetails.com terms of use!
Accept Close