CVE-2018-3970

An exploitable memory disclosure vulnerability exists in the 0x222000 IOCTL handler functionality of Sophos HitmanPro.Alert 3.7.6.744. A specially crafted IRP request can cause the driver to return uninitialized memory, resulting in kernel memory disclosure. An attacker can send an IRP request to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS v3.1

5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0

4.0 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0

2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 40th percentile

Published

2018-10-25

Updated

2024-09-17

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0635

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2018-3969
• CVE-2018-3971
• CVE-2018-3968
• CVE-2018-3973
• CVE-2018-3967
• CVE-2018-3974