CVE-2006-6952

Public Exploit

Description

Computer Associates Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) drivers (1) Core kmxstart.sys 6.5.4.31 and (2) Firewall kmxfw.sys 6.5.4.10 allow local users to gain privileges by using certain privileged IOCTLs to modify callback function pointers.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.28%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/newsinfo/collateral.aspx?cid=97729
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452286/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21140	vdb entry exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/30497	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451952/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/22972	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/30498	vdb entry
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=34818
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458040/100/200/threaded	mailing list
http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=2&func=fileinfo&id=38

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6952?: CVE-2006-6952 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6952?: To fix CVE-2006-6952, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-6952 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6952 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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