CVE-2007-5042 json
Outpost Firewall Pro 4.0.1025.7828 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function handler…
published 2007-09-24 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-5023
- cvss
- 4.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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securityreason.com
/securityalert/3161
third-party-advisory
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osvdb.org
/45899
vdb-entry
- matousec.com /info/advisories/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php
- matousec.com /projects/windows-personal-firewall-analysis/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/479830/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-5042
- NVD CVE-2007-5042
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