CVE-2018-3970

low-risk
Published 2018-10-25

An exploitable memory disclosure vulnerability exists in the 0x222000 IOCTL handler functionality of Sophos HitmanPro.Alert 3.7.6.744. A specially crafted IRP request can cause the driver to return uninitialized memory, resulting in kernel memory disclosure. An attacker can send an IRP request to trigger this vulnerability.

Do I need to act?

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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Hitmanpro.Alert

Affected Vendors

Sophos

References (4)

Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105743
Exploit https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0635
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105743
Exploit https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0635
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal