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CVE-2018-3971

High

Description

An exploitable arbitrary write vulnerability exists in the 0x2222CC IOCTL handler functionality of Sophos HitmanPro.Alert 3.7.6.744. A specially crafted IRP request can cause the driver to write data under controlled by an attacker address, resulting in memory corruption. An attacker can send IRP request to trigger this vulnerability.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductSophos Hitmanpro.alert
PublishedOct 25, 2018
First seenOct 25, 2018

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
sophos hitmanpro.alert3.7.6.744—

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