CVE-2018-3970 (GCVE-0-2018-3970)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-10-25 18:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:50
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Summary
An exploitable memory disclosure vulnerability exists in the 0x222000 IOCTL handler functionality of Sophos HitmanPro.Alert 3.7.6.744. A specially crafted IRP request can cause the driver to return uninitialized memory, resulting in kernel memory disclosure. An attacker can send an IRP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Severity ?
4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • memory disclosure
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Talos Sophos Affected: Sophos Hitmanro.Alert - hmpalert.sys 3.7.6.744
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