CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-6178

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The IofCallDriver function in USBPcap 1.1.0.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted 0x00090028 IOCTL call, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may allow local users to escalate privileges, posing a serious security risk to the system.

Recommendation

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

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The IofCallDriver function in USBPcap 1.1.0.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted 0x00090028 IOCTL call, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

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