CVE-2007-2523

Description

CA Anti-Virus for the Enterprise r8 and Threat Manager r8 before 20070510 use weak permissions (NULL security descriptor) for the Task Service shared file mapping, which allows local users to modify this mapping and gain privileges by triggering a stack-based buffer overflow in InoCore.dll before 8.0.448.0.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.52%

Vendor Advisory idefense.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/antivirus/infodocs/caav-secnotice050807.asp	patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018043	vdb entry
http://blog.48bits.com/?p=103
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1750	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23906	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/788416	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.osvdb.org/34586	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25202	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468306/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=530	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-May/063275.html	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2523?: CVE-2007-2523 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2523?: To fix CVE-2007-2523, 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-2007-2523 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-2523 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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