Description
A kernel pool overflow in the driver hitmanpro37.sys in Sophos SurfRight HitmanPro before 3.7.20 Build 286 (included in the HitmanPro.Alert solution and Sophos Clean) allows local users to escalate privileges via a malformed IOCTL call.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- HitmanPro 3.7.15 Build 281 - Kernel Pool Overflow EDB-43057 · local · Oct 26, 2017
GitHub 1 repository
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cbayet/Exploit-CVE-2017-6008 ★ 119 · May 30, 2017
Exploits for CVE-2017-6008, a kernel pool buffer overflow leading to privilege escalation.
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