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CVE-2007-5040

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Ghost Security Suite alpha 1.200 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 (1) NtCreateKey, (2) NtCreateThread, (3) NtDeleteValueKey, (4) NtQueryValueKey, (5) NtSetSystemInformation, and (6) NtSetValueKey kernel SSDT hooks.

Date published : 2007-09-23

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479830/100/0/threaded

http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php

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