PT-2008-4365 · Ca · Ca Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System

Published 2008-08-12 · Updated 2021-04-09 · CVE-2008-2926

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) r8

Description The issue is related to the kmxfw.sys driver, which does not properly verify IOCTL requests. This can be exploited by local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in a system crash, or possibly gain privileges via a crafted request.

Recommendations For CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) r8, consider restricting access to the kmxfw.sys driver until a patch is available to prevent potential exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-2926

Affected Products

Ca Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System

References · 10

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2926 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31434 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020660 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020659 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44392 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/495397/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://ca.com/us/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=36559 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/30651 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2339 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020658 · Note