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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.2/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3087
- http://www.48bits.com/exploits/nvc.rarExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478224/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25499
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018636
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36373
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3087
- http://www.48bits.com/exploits/nvc.rarExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478224/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25499
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018636
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36373
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 31, 2007
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified