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CVE-2007-5667
Published: Nov 14, 2007
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
NWFILTER.SYS in Novell Client 4.91 SP 1 through SP 4 for Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 makes the \.\nwfilter device available for arbitrary user-mode input via METHOD_NEITHER IOCTLs, which allows local users to gain privileges by passing a kernel address as an argument and overwriting kernel memory locations.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
27678
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
novell-client-nwfilter-privilege-escalation(38434)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
1018943
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
ADV-2007-3846
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
26420
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
40867
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
20071112 Novell NetWare Client NWFILTER.SYS Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_IDEFENSE
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