CVE-2018-3970

MEDIUM

Sophos HitmanPro.Alert 3.7.6.744 - Kernel Memory Disclosure via 0x222000 IOCTL Handler

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An exploitable memory disclosure vulnerability exists in the 0x222000 IOCTL handler functionality of Sophos HitmanPro.Alert 3.7.6.744. A specially crafted IRP request can cause the driver to return uninitialized memory, resulting in kernel memory disclosure. An attacker can send an IRP request to trigger this vulnerability.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105743
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0635

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 6.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-908
Status published
Products (1)
sophos/hitmanpro.alert 3.7.6.744
Published Oct 25, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026