Vulnerability in Winpcap
CVE-2007-5756
Multiple array index errors in the bpf_filter_init function in NPF.SYS in WinPcap before 4.0.2, when run in monitor mode (aka Table Management Extensions or TME), and as used in Wireshark and possibly other products, allow local users to gain privileges via crafted IOCTL requests.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (45.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.winpcap.org/misc/changelog.htm (Release Notes)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26409 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/27676 (Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38433 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3835 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)