CVE-2008-1140 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting DESlock+ versions 3.2.6 and earlier. A local attacker can exploit a flaw in the DLMFDISK.sys driver by sending a specially crafted DLKFDISK_IOCTL request, allowing them to overwrite a critical data structure and gain SYSTEM-level privileges. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity due to its local attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The FAUCET Risk Score is 86/100, highlighting its significant potential impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No), exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB. Despite this, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:deslock:deslock:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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