CVE-2008-5724

N/A Unknown
Published: December 26, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The Personal Firewall driver (aka epfw.sys) 3.0.672.0 and earlier in ESET Smart Security 3.0.672 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted IRP in a certain METHOD_NEITHER IOCTL request to \Device\Epfw that overwrites portions of memory.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33210
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.eset.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4113&Itemid=5
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ntinternals.org/ntiadv0807/ntiadv0807.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32917
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3456
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47477
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33210
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.eset.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4113&Itemid=5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ntinternals.org/ntiadv0807/ntiadv0807.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32917
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3456
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47477
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
42th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

eset

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