HIGH
A kernel pool overflow in the driver hitmanpro37.sys in Sophos SurfRight HitmanPro before 3.7.20 Build 286 (included in the HitmanPro.Alert solution and Sophos Clean) allows local users to escalate privileges via a malformed IOCTL call
Published Sep 13, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.90%
Description
A kernel pool overflow in the driver hitmanpro37.sys in Sophos SurfRight HitmanPro before 3.7.20 Build 286 (included in the HitmanPro.Alert solution and Sophos Clean) allows local users to escalate privileges via a malformed IOCTL call.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.90% 0.01904
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01904
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.90% (0.01904) | 78.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.90% (0.01904) | 76.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.10% (0.02100) | 73.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 3.41% (0.03409) | 85.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.03% (0.02030) | 82.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 34.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 32.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 30.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.01% (0.02013) | 79.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.01% (0.02013) | 77.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.01% (0.02013) | 56.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.92% (0.02920) | 64.90th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.92% (0.02920) | 64.57th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.92% (0.02920) | 80.95th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.92% (0.02920) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- https://github.com/cbayet/Exploit-CVE-2017-6008 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-10/ x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-7/ x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43057/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://www.nuitduhack.com/fr/planning/talk_10 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/cbayet/Exploit-CVE-2017-6008 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-10/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory | |
| https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-7/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43057/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| https://www.nuitduhack.com/fr/planning/talk_10 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 13, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Feb 15, 2017
Link CVE-2017-6008
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a