Description
Norton Internet Security 2008 15.0.0.60 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 NtOpenSection kernel SSDT hook. NOTE: the NtCreateMutant and NtOpenEvent function hooks are already covered by CVE-2007-1793.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2007-5028 | Norton Internet Security 2008 15.0.0.60 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 NtOpenSection kernel SSDT hook. NOTE: the NtCreateMutant and NtOpenEvent function hooks are already covered by CVE-2007-1793. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T15:17:28.046Z
Reserved: 2007-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2007-5047
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Status : Modified
Published: 2007-09-24T00:17:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2007-5047
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD