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7.2
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2008-6000
G DATA Kernel IOCTL Denial of Service/Privilege Escalation
Description

The GDTdiIcpt.sys driver in G DATA AntiVirus 2008, InternetSecurity 2008, and TotalCare 2008 populates kernel registers with IOCTL 0x8317001c input values, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or gain privileges via a crafted IOCTL request, as demonstrated by execution of the KeSetEvent function with modified register contents.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 28, 2009, 3:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-6000 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gdata antivirus_2008
2 Gdata internetsecurity_2008
3 Gdata totalcare_2008
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 3
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-6000.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/31941 Vendor Advisory
http://trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-008.txt Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31246
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2636
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45249
http://secunia.com/advisories/31941 Vendor Advisory
http://trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-008.txt Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31246
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2636
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45249
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-6000 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-6000 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-6000 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-6000 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31941
    Added Reference http://trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-008.txt
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31246
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2636
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45249
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/45249 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45249 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 29, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.2
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} -0.00%

score

0.14731

percentile