CWE Code: 20
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 4.4
CWE Name:  Improper Input Validation
Summary: prosecurity 1.40 beta 2 does not properly validate certain parameters to system service descriptor table (ssdt) function handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via kernel ssdt hooks for windows native api functions including (1) ntcreatekey, (2) ntdeletefile, (3) ntloaddriver, (4) ntopensection, and (5) ntsetsystemtime.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2007-09-19
Last Modified Date: 2018-10-15