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High
CVE-2014-8956
Stack-based buffer overflow in the K7Sentry.sys kernel mode driver (aka...
Vulnerability Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the K7Sentry.sys kernel mode driver (aka K7AV Sentry Device Driver) before 12.8.0.119, as used in multiple K7 Computing products, allows local users to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges via unspecified vectors.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
k7computing
View all reports →Affected Software
k7av sentry device driver
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 12th, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.