CVE-2014-4974

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Published Nov 4, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The ESET Personal Firewall NDIS filter (EpFwNdis.sys) kernel mode driver, aka Personal Firewall module before Build 1212 (20140609), as used in multiple ESET products 5.0 through 7.0, allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via crafted IOCTL calls.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:eset:personal_firewall_ndis_filter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-4889	The ESET Personal Firewall NDIS filter (EpFwNdis.sys) kernel mode driver, aka Personal Firewall module before Build 1212 (20140609), as used in multiple ESET products 5.0 through 7.0, allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via crafted IOCTL calls.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.538% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128874/ESET-7.0-Kernel-Memory-Leak.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/118
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98312
https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-4974/

History

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Subscriptions

Eset Personal Firewall Ndis Filter

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 11:34 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 4, 2014, 4:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 11:34 AM
Reserved: Jul 15, 2014, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:10 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 4, 2014, 4:55 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:10 AM

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