CVE-2007-5040 | BDVDB-2026-26480 Detail

Description#

Ghost Security Suite alpha 1.200 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via the (1) NtCreateKey, (2) NtCreateThread, (3) NtDeleteValueKey, (4) NtQueryValueKey, (5) NtSetSystemInformation, and (6) NtSetValueKey kernel SSDT hooks.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3161
http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php
http://www.matousec.com/projects/windows-personal-firewall-analysis/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479830/100/0/threaded

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12007-09-24Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.