CVE-2008-5724 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting ESET Smart Security 3.0.672 and earlier, specifically within its Personal Firewall driver (epfw.sys). An attacker with local access can exploit this by sending a crafted IRP via a specific IOCTL request to the \Device\Epfw, leading to memory overwrites. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), indicating a low attack complexity and no authentication required, with potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, a public exploit (EDB-7516) exists, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.0.672CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eset:smart_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.551CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eset:smart_security:3.0.551:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.560CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eset:smart_security:3.0.560:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.563CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eset:smart_security:3.0.563:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.621CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eset:smart_security:3.0.621:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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