CVE-2007-5761

The NantSys device 5.0.0.115 in Motorola netOctopus 5.1.2 build 1011 has weak permissions for the \.NantSys device interface (nantsys.sys), which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash), as demonstrated by modifying the SYSENTER_EIP_MSR CPU Model Specific Register (MSR) value.

Date published : 2008-01-08

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27175

http://www.netopia.com/support/software/technotes/netoctopus/Removing_the_nantsys_Driver.pdf