CVE-2017-6007

Published: Sep 13, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

A kernel pool overflow in the driver hitmanpro37.sys in Sophos SurfRight HitmanPro before 3.7.20 Build 286 (included in the HitmanPro.Alert solution and Sophos Clean) allows local users to crash the OS via a malformed IOCTL call.

Affected (1)

Products: Sophos: Hitmanpro

Sophos

1 product

Hitmanpro

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Sophos Hitmanpro	Up to 3.7.20

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (4)

https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-7/

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

https://www.nuitduhack.com/fr/planning/talk_10

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-7/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

https://www.nuitduhack.com/fr/planning/talk_10

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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