PT-2007-6145 · G Data · G Data Internetsecurity

Published 2007-09-24 · Updated 2018-10-15 · CVE-2007-5041

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions G DATA InternetSecurity version 2007

Description The issue is related to the improper validation of certain parameters to System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function handlers. This can be exploited by local users to cause a denial of service, potentially leading to a crash, and may also allow them to gain privileges. The vulnerability is specifically associated with the NtCreateKey and NtOpenProcess kernel SSDT hooks.

Recommendations For G DATA InternetSecurity version 2007, consider applying configuration changes to restrict access to the SSDT function handlers as a temporary mitigation measure. However, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-5041

Affected Products

G Data Internetsecurity

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5041 · Security Note
• http://matousec.com/projects/windows-personal-firewall-analysis/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/479830/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://matousec.com/info/advisories/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php · Note
• http://osvdb.org/45896 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3161 · Note