Description
Norton Internet Security 2008 15.0.0.60 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via the NtOpenSection kernel SSDT hook. NOTE: the NtCreateMutant and NtOpenEvent function hooks are already covered by CVE-2007-1793.
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://osvdb.org/45897
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3161
- http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/plague-in-security-software-drivers.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.matousec.com/projects/windows-personal-firewall-analysis/plague-in-security-software-drivers.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479830/100/0/threaded
- http://osvdb.org/45897
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3161
- http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/plague-in-security-software-drivers.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.matousec.com/projects/windows-personal-firewall-analysis/plague-in-security-software-drivers.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479830/100/0/threaded
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 24, 2007
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified