CVE-2017-6008

7.8 HIGH

Published: September 13, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

A kernel pool overflow in the driver hitmanpro37.sys in Sophos SurfRight HitmanPro before 3.7.20 Build 286 (included in the HitmanPro.Alert solution and Sophos Clean) allows local users to escalate privileges via a malformed IOCTL call.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/cbayet/Exploit-CVE-2017-6008

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-10/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory

https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-7/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43057/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.nuitduhack.com/fr/planning/talk_10

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/cbayet/Exploit-CVE-2017-6008