CVE Catalog

CVE-2007-5667

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in the NWFILTER.SYS driver of Novell Client 4.91 SP 1 through SP 4 for Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges by passing a kernel address as an argument and overwriting kernel memory.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves privilege escalation by a local user, potentially leading to full system compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update Novell Client to a version beyond SP 4 or apply the appropriate security patch from the vendor.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

NWFILTER.SYS in Novell Client 4.91 SP 1 through SP 4 for Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 makes the \.\nwfilter device available for arbitrary user-mode input via METHOD_NEITHER IOCTLs, which allows local users to gain privileges by passing a kernel address as an argument and overwriting kernel memory locations.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS