The kmxfw.sys driver in CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) r8, as used in CA Internet Security Suite and Personal Firewall, does not properly verify IOCTL requests, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted request
Published Aug 12, 2008
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.42%
Description
The kmxfw.sys driver in CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) r8, as used in CA Internet Security Suite and Personal Firewall, does not properly verify IOCTL requests, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted request.
Affected products
No data.
- 3.0
- r8
- n/a
- n/a
- 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: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 | 0.42% (0.00424) | 34.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00424) | 33.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 14.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 27.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 25.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31434 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=36559 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495397/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30651 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020658 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020659 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020660 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2339 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44392 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31434 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=36559 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495397/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30651 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020658 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020659 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020660 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2339 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44392 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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