7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-3971
Sophos HitmanPro.Alert Driver IOCTL Arbitrary Write Vulnerability
Description

An exploitable arbitrary write vulnerability exists in the 0x2222CC IOCTL handler functionality of Sophos HitmanPro.Alert 3.7.6.744. A specially crafted IRP request can cause the driver to write data under controlled by an attacker address, resulting in memory corruption. An attacker can send IRP request to trigger this vulnerability.

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Published Date :

Oct. 25, 2018, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:06 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-3971 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-3971 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 Sophos hitmanpro.alert
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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-2018-3971.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105743 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0636 Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105743 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0636 Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-3971 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-3971 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105743
    Added Reference https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0636
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105743 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105743 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 19, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Talos AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0636 No Types Assigned https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0636 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105743 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105743 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-123
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:hitmanpro.alert:3.7.6.744:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 29, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105743 [No Types Assigned]
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.

0.05 }} 0.00%

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