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CVE-2007-5042

Published: Sep 24, 2007Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264
NVD MITRE
4.6CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 78.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Outpost Firewall Pro 4.0.1025.7828 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via the (1) NtCreateKey, (2) NtDeleteFile, (3) NtLoadDriver, (4) NtOpenProcess, (5) NtOpenSection, (6) NtOpenThread, and (7) NtUnloadDriver kernel SSDT hooks, a partial regression of CVE-2006-7160.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

outpost firewallagnitum
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
n/an/a
agnitumcommercialNetworking Infrastructure

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

http://osvdb.org/45899
osvdb.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3161
securityreason.com
http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php
matousec.com
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Timeline

Published
Sep 24, 2007
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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