CVE Catalog

CVE-2008-5724

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Personal Firewall driver (epfw.sys) version 3.0.672.0 and earlier in ESET Smart Security 3.0.672 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted IRP in a certain METHOD_NEITHER IOCTL request to \Device\Epfw that overwrites portions of memory.

Risk Assessment

A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the system, potentially leading to full device compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update ESET Smart Security to a version later than 3.0.672, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Personal Firewall driver (aka epfw.sys) 3.0.672.0 and earlier in ESET Smart Security 3.0.672 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted IRP in a certain METHOD_NEITHER IOCTL request to \Device\Epfw that overwrites portions of memory.

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