VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2007-5047

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2007-09-24
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

Norton Internet Security 2008 15.0.0.60 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via the NtOpenSection kernel SSDT hook. NOTE: the NtCreateMutant and NtOpenEvent function hooks are already covered by CVE-2007-1793.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references