7.2
HIGH
CVE-2014-9643
K7 Computing Anti-Virus Plus, Total Security Local Privilege Escalation Bug
Description

K7Sentry.sys in K7 Computing Ultimate Security, Anti-Virus Plus, and Total Security before 14.2.0.253 allows local users to write to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted 0x95002570, 0x95002574, 0x95002580, 0x950025a8, 0x950025ac, or 0x950025c8 IOCTL call.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 6, 2015, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 9, 2015, 4:09 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-9643 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 K7computing total_security
2 K7computing ultimate_security
3 K7computing k7sentry.sys
4 K7computing anti-virus_plus
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-2014-9643.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130246/K7-Computing-14.2.0.240-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35992 Exploit
http://www.greyhathacker.net/?p=818 Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/113007

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-9643 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 09, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:k7sentry.sys:12.8.0.117:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR *cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:anti-virus_plus:14.2.0.252:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:ultimate_security:14.2.0.252:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:k7computing:total_security:14.2.0.252:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Changed Reference Type http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35992 No Types Assigned http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35992 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130246/K7-Computing-14.2.0.240-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130246/K7-Computing-14.2.0.240-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.greyhathacker.net/?p=818 No Types Assigned http://www.greyhathacker.net/?p=818 Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-264
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 09, 2015

    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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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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

0.23769

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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