CVE-2018-3971 is an arbitrary write vulnerability affecting Sophos HitmanPro.Alert 3.7.6.744, specifically within the 0x2222CC IOCTL handler. An attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted IRP request, leading to memory corruption by writing data to an attacker-controlled address. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
3.7.6.744CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sophos:hitmanpro.alert:3.7.6.744:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.