CVE-2008-0779 (GCVE-0-2008-0779)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-02-14 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 07:54
VLAI
Summary
The fortimon.sys device driver in Fortinet FortiClient Host Security 3.0 MR5 Patch 3 and earlier does not properly initialize its DeviceExtension, which allows local users to access kernel memory and execute arbitrary code via a crafted request.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0541… vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019415 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27776 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_m… x_refsource_MISC
http://kc.forticare.com/default.asp?id=3618 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488071/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3660 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://secunia.com/advisories/28975 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2008-02-13 00:00
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