The 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.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-2919 The 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:21:34.505Z

Reserved: 2008-06-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-2926

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-08-12T23:41:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-2926

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