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CVE-2018-3971
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-10-25T18:29:00.427 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:58:08.337

Summary

An exploitable arbitrary write vulnerability exists in the 0x2222CC IOCTL handler functionality of Sophos HitmanPro.Alert 3.7.6.744. A specially crafted IRP request can cause the driver to write data under controlled by an attacker address, resulting in memory corruption. An attacker can send IRP request to trigger this vulnerability.

Affected products

sophos — hitmanpro.alert

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References

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