The aries.sys driver in Sony First4Internet XCP DRM software hides any file, registry key, or process with a name that starts with "$sys$", which allows attackers to hide activities on a system that uses XCP
Published Nov 3, 2005
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
The aries.sys driver in Sony First4Internet XCP DRM software hides any file, registry key, or process with a name that starts with "$sys$", which allows attackers to hide activities on a system that uses XCP.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00397) | 31.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00397) | 31.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 17.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 26.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 24.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 22.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17408 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015145 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.osvdb.org/20435 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights.html x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17408 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015145 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/20435 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights.html | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
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