Norton Internet Security 2008 15.0.0.60 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via the NtOpenSection kernel SSDT hook
Published Sep 24, 2007
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.33%
Description
Norton Internet Security 2008 15.0.0.60 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via the NtOpenSection kernel SSDT hook. NOTE: the NtCreateMutant and NtOpenEvent function hooks are already covered by CVE-2007-1793.
Affected products
No data.
- 2008_15.0.0.60
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:C/I:C/A:C
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 | 0.33% (0.00330) | 23.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00330) | 24.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 14.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.45th | 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) |
References (5)
- http://osvdb.org/45897 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3161 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.matousec.com/projects/windows-personal-firewall-analysis/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479830/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/45897 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3161 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.matousec.com/info/advisories/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.matousec.com/projects/windows-personal-firewall-analysis/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479830/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
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