CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-6008

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A kernel pool overflow in the driver hitmanpro37.sys in Sophos SurfRight HitmanPro before version 3.7.20 Build 286 allows local users to escalate privileges via a malformed IOCTL call.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A kernel pool overflow in the driver hitmanpro37.sys in Sophos SurfRight HitmanPro before 3.7.20 Build 286 (included in the HitmanPro.Alert solution and Sophos Clean) allows local users to escalate privileges via a malformed IOCTL call.

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