The NantSys device 5.0.0.115 in Motorola netOctopus 5.1.2 build 1011 has weak permissions for the \\.\NantSys device interface (nantsys.sys), which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash), as demonstrated by modifying the SYSENTER_EIP_MSR CPU Model Specific Register (MSR) value
Published Jan 9, 2008
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
The NantSys device 5.0.0.115 in Motorola netOctopus 5.1.2 build 1011 has weak permissions for the \\.\NantSys device interface (nantsys.sys), which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash), as demonstrated by modifying the SYSENTER_EIP_MSR CPU Model Specific Register (MSR) value.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.1.2_build_1011
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00353) | 26.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00353) | 26.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 11.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=636 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28366 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019161 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.netopia.com/support/software/technotes/netoctopus/Removing_the_nantsys_Driver.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27175 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0062 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39503 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=636 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28366 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1019161 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.netopia.com/support/software/technotes/netoctopus/Removing_the_nantsys_Driver.pdf | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27175 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0062 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39503 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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