CVE-2007-2965 describes an unspecified local privilege escalation vulnerability within the Real-time Scanning component of multiple F-Secure products, including various versions of Internet Security and Anti-Virus, as well as Protection Service for Consumers 6.40 and earlier. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges by submitting a specially crafted I/O request packet (IRP), exploiting issues with IOCTL and address space access validation. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability once exploited. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.65CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:*:*:linux_gateways:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 4.65CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:*:*:linux_servers:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 5.42CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:*:*:windows_servers:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 5.44CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:*:*:workstations:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 5.52CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:*:*:citrix_servers:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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