NuytsTech Security

CVE-2007-5042

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Outpost Firewall Pro 4.0.1025.7828 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) NtDeleteFile, (3) NtLoadDriver, (4) NtOpenProcess, (5) NtOpenSection, (6) NtOpenThread, and (7) NtUnloadDriver kernel SSDT hooks, a partial regression of CVE-2006-7160.

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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