K7computing K7AV Sentry Device Driver up to 12.8.0.117 null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in K7computing K7AV Sentry Device Driver up to 12.8.0.117 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2014-8608. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in K7computing K7AV Sentry Device Driver up to 12.8.0.117 (Hardware Driver Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The K7Sentry.sys kernel mode driver (aka K7AV Sentry Device Driver) before 12.8.0.119, as used in multiple K7 Computing products, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) as demonstrated by a filename containing "crashme{1}quot;.

The weakness was presented 12/12/2014 by Kyriakos Economou (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portcullis-security.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-8608 since 11/04/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 12.8.0.118 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 71615†). See VDB-73224 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: K7AV Sentry Device Driver 12.8.0.118

Timelineinfo

11/04/2014 🔍
12/10/2014 +36 days 🔍
12/12/2014 +2 days 🔍
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03/27/2015 +105 days 🔍
04/07/2022 +2568 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 129470
Researcher: Kyriakos Economou
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-8608 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8608
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73223
SecurityFocus: 71615 - K7 Computing K7Sentry.sys CVE-2014-8608 NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/07/2022 19:21
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (48), 04/07/2018 10:21 (6), 04/07/2022 19:21 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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