CVE-2018-3971

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An exploitable arbitrary write vulnerability exists in the 0x2222CC IOCTL handler functionality of Sophos HitmanPro.Alert 3.7.6.744. A specially crafted IRP request can cause the driver to write data under controlled by an attacker address, resulting in memory corruption. An attacker can send IRP request to trigger this vulnerability.

Existe una vulnerabilidad explotable de escritura arbitraria en la funcionalidad de manejo de llamadas IOCTL 0x2222CC de Sophos HitmanPro.Alert 3.7.6.744. Una petición IRP especialmente manipulada puede provocar que el controlador escriba datos en una dirección controlada por un atacante, lo que resulta en una corrupción de memoria. Un atacante puede enviar una petición IRP para provocar esta vulnerabilidad.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-01-02 CVE Reserved
2018-10-25 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-09-17 CVE Updated
2024-09-17 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-123: Write-what-where Condition

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105743	Broken Link

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0636	2024-09-17

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Sophos Search vendor "Sophos"		Hitmanpro.alert Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Hitmanpro.alert"				3.7.6.744 Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Hitmanpro.alert" and version "3.7.6.744"		-		Affected