ca Intrusion Prevention System 6.5.4.31 callback Local Privilege Escalation
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability was found in ca Intrusion Prevention System 6.5.4.31. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function callback
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Computer Associates Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) drivers (1) Core kmxstart.sys 6.5.4.31 and (2) Firewall kmxfw.sys 6.5.4.10 allow local users to gain privileges by using certain privileged IOCTLs to modify callback function pointers.
The weakness was shared 01/24/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-6952 since 01/24/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.
It is possible to download the exploit at reversemode.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The entry 84847 is related to this item.
Product
Vendor
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License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9
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VulDB Temp Score: 7.9
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Exploiting
Class: Local Privilege EscalationCWE: Unknown
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
11/16/2006 🔍11/17/2006 🔍
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03/13/2015 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: ca.comAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-6952 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 21140 - Computer Associates Multiple Products Drivers Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulenrabilities
Secunia: 22972
OSVDB: 30497 - CA Personal Firewall HIPS Driver (kmxfw.sys) Local Privilege Escalation
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/13/2015 10:40Updated: 10/06/2017 16:51
Changes: 03/13/2015 10:40 (56), 10/06/2017 16:51 (2)
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