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Status published
Medium
CVE-2007-4968
Privatefirewall 5.0.14.2 does not properly validate certain parameters to System...
Vulnerability Description
Privatefirewall 5.0.14.2 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 kernel SSDT hooks for (1) NtOpenProcess and (2) NtOpenThread.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25712
- 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://osvdb.org/45952
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479830/100/0/threaded
Affected Vendor
privacyware
View all reports →Affected Software
privatefirewall
Vulnerable Versions:
5.0.14.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 19th, 2007
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.