Buffer overflow in Sophos Hitmanpro
CVE-2017-6007
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 crash the OS via a malformed IOCTL call.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-7/ (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.nuitduhack.com/fr/planning/talk_10 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6007?
- CVE-2017-6007 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sophos Hitmanpro, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-09-13.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6007?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.