A kernel pool overflow in the driver hitmanpro37.sys in Sophos SurfRight HitmanPro before 3.7.20 Build 286 (included in the HitmanPro.Alert solution and Sophos Clean) allows local users to escalate privileges via a malformed IOCTL call.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| https://github.com/cbayet/Exploit-CVE-2017-6008 | Exploit Third Party Advisory | 
| https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-10/ | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory | 
| https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-7/ | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory | 
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43057/ | |
| https://www.nuitduhack.com/fr/planning/talk_10 | Third Party Advisory | 
| https://github.com/cbayet/Exploit-CVE-2017-6008 | Exploit Third Party Advisory | 
| https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-10/ | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory | 
| https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-7/ | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory | 
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43057/ | |
| https://www.nuitduhack.com/fr/planning/talk_10 | Third Party Advisory | 
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Information
                Published : 2017-09-13 08:29
Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37
NVD link : CVE-2017-6008
Mitre link : CVE-2017-6008
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-6008
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Products Affected
                sophos
- hitmanpro
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-119
                        
            Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
