VDB-125959 · CVE-2018-3970 · BID 105743

Sophos HitmanPro.Alert 3.7.6.744 IOCTL Handler Function IRP Request information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Sophos HitmanPro.Alert 3.7.6.744. This impacts an unknown function of the component IOCTL Handler Function. This manipulation as part of IRP Request causes information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-3970. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sophos HitmanPro.Alert 3.7.6.744 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component IOCTL Handler Function. The manipulation as part of a IRP Request leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An exploitable memory disclosure vulnerability exists in the 0x222000 IOCTL handler functionality of Sophos HitmanPro.Alert 3.7.6.744. A specially crafted IRP request can cause the driver to return uninitialized memory, resulting in kernel memory disclosure. An attacker can send an IRP request to trigger this vulnerability.

The bug was discovered 10/25/2018. The weakness was shared 10/25/2018 by Cisco with Cisco Talos (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-3970 since 01/01/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 105743†). The entry VDB-125960 is related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sophos.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Cisco
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-3970 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-3970
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125959
SecurityFocus: 105743 - Sophos HitmanPro.Alert Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/26/2018 06:51
Updated: 04/06/2020 17:00
Changes: 10/26/2018 06:51 (63), 04/06/2020 17:00 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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