CVE-2008-1737

Description

Sophos Anti-Virus 7.0.5, and other 7.x versions, when Runtime Behavioural Analysis is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot with the product disabled) and possibly gain privileges via a zero value in a certain length field in the ObjectAttributes argument to the NtCreateKey hooked System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/29996 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28743 vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3838 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1381 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42083 vdb entry
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2249
http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/37810.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491405/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019945 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1737?
CVE-2008-1737 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1737?
To fix CVE-2008-1737, 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-2008-1737 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-1737 is being actively exploited. 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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