CVE-2008-2926

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-2926
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-08-12 23:41:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe kmxfw.sys driver in CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) r8, as used in CA Internet Security Suite and Personal Firewall, does not properly verify IOCTL requests, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted request.

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-20 | 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 Broadcom Internet Security Suite 3.0 All All All
Application Ca Host Based Intrusion Prevention System r8 All All All
Application Ca Internet Security Suite 2008 All All All All
Application Ca Personal Firewall 2007 All All All All
Application Ca Personal Firewall 2008 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
CA HIPS kmxfw.sys IOCTL requests arbitrary code execution vulnerability - CA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ca.com
CA Products kmxfw.sys Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System 'kmxfw.sys' IOCTL Validation Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
CA Personal Firewall 'kmxfw.sys' IOCTL Validation Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
CA Internet Security 'kmxfw.sys' IOCTL Validation Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Computer Associates 'kmxfw.sys' Local Code Execution and Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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