CVE-2007-5761 describes a local privilege escalation and denial-of-service vulnerability in Motorola netOctopus 5.1.2 build 1011, specifically within the NantSys device 5.0.0.115. The vulnerability stems from weak permissions on the \\.\NantSys device interface (nantsys.sys), allowing local users to manipulate the SYSENTER_EIP_MSR CPU Model Specific Register. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), this flaw presents a high risk for local attackers to gain full control or crash the system. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.1.2_build_1011CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:motorola:netoctopus:5.1.2_build_1011:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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