CVE-2008-5724 json
The Personal Firewall driver (aka epfw.sys) 3.0.672.0 and earlier in ESET Smart Security 3.0.672 and earlier allows local users to gain pri…
published 2008-12-26 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5694
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
The Personal Firewall driver (aka epfw.sys) 3.0.672.0 and earlier in ESET Smart Security 3.0.672 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted IRP in a certain METHOD_NEITHER IOCTL request to \Device\Epfw that overwrites portions of memory.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-7516)
- Published
Exploit prediction
0.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-7516 ESET Smart Security 3.0.672 - 'epfw.sys' Local Privilege Escalation local, 2008-12-18
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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secunia.com
/advisories/33210
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
- eset.com /joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4113&Itemid=5
- ntinternals.org /ntiadv0807/ntiadv0807.html
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/3456
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/32917
vdb-entry
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/47477
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-5724
- NVD CVE-2008-5724
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