CVE-2007-4648: norman norman_virus_control

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-4648 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in norman norman_virus_control. EPSS estimates a 0.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 31-08-2007
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The nvcoaft51 driver in Norman Virus Control (NVC) 5.82 uses weak permissions (unrestricted write access) for the NvcOa device, which allows local users to gain privileges by (1) triggering a buffer overflow in a kernel pool via a string argument to ioctl 0xBF67201C; or by (2) sending a crafted KEVENT structure through ioctl 0xBF672028 to overwrite arbitrary memory locations.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe 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.