CVE-2007-5667

Published Nov 14, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
NWFILTER.SYS in Novell Client 4.91 SP 1 through SP 4 for Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 makes the \.\nwfilter device available for arbitrary user-mode input via METHOD_NEITHER IOCTLs, which allows local users to gain privileges by passing a kernel address as an argument and overwriting kernel memory locations.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-5639 NWFILTER.SYS in Novell Client 4.91 SP 1 through SP 4 for Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 makes the \.\nwfilter device available for arbitrary user-mode input via METHOD_NEITHER IOCTLs, which allows local users to gain privileges by passing a kernel address as an argument and overwriting kernel memory locations.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:39 PM
Reserved
Oct 23, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 14, 2007, 1:46 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:46 PM