CVE-2007-5761

Summary

CVECVE-2007-5761
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-01-09 00:46:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe NantSys device 5.0.0.115 in Motorola netOctopus 5.1.2 build 1011 has weak permissions for the \\.\NantSys device interface (nantsys.sys), which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash), as demonstrated by modifying the SYSENTER_EIP_MSR CPU Model Specific Register (MSR) value.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Motorola Netoctopus 5.1.2_build_1011 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.netopia.com/support/software/technotes/netoctopus/Removing_the_nantsys_Dr... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.netopia.com Patch
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Motorola netOctopus Agent 'nantsys.sys' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Motorola netOctopus Agent nantsys.sys Privilege Escalation - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
netOctopus 'nantsys.sys' Driver Lets Local Users Gain Kernel Level Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 labs.idefense.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

© CVE.report 2026

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

Free CVE JSON API cve.report/api

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report