CVE-2014-4974
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
2.1
Description
The ESET Personal Firewall NDIS filter (EpFwNdis.sys) kernel mode driver, aka Personal Firewall module before Build 1212 (20140609), as used in multiple ESET products 5.0 through 7.0, allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via crafted IOCTL calls.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| eset | personal_firewall_ndis_filter | {"endIncluding":"1183_\\(20140214\\)"} | |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128874/ESET-7.0-Kernel-Memory-Leak.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/118
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70770
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98312
- https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-4974/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128874/ESET-7.0-Kernel-Memory-Leak.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/118
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70770
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98312
- https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-4974/
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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