Vulnerability in Sophos Hitmanpro.alert
CVE-2018-3970
An exploitable memory disclosure vulnerability exists in the 0x222000 IOCTL handler functionality of Sophos HitmanPro.Alert 3.7.6.744. A specially crafted IRP request can cause the driver to return uninitialized memory, resulting in kernel memory disclosure. An attacker can send an IRP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (39.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Sophos Hitmanpro.alert — versions 3.7.6.744
- Talos Sophos — versions Sophos Hitmanro.Alert - hmpalert.sys 3.7.6.744
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105743 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0635 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-3970?
- CVE-2018-3970 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sophos Hitmanpro.alert, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-10-25.
- How severe is CVE-2018-3970?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.