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CVE-2017-6008 json

A kernel pool overflow in the driver hitmanpro37.sys in Sophos SurfRight HitmanPro before 3.7.20 Build 286 (included in the HitmanPro.Alert…

published 2017-09-13 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-15076

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-43057)

Exploit prediction

1.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-43057 HitmanPro 3.7.15 Build 281 - Kernel Pool Overflow local, 2017-10-26
  • trackwatch.com https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-7/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • trackwatch.com https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-10/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/cbayet/Exploit-CVE-2017-6008 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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