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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.809088
Category:Privilege escalation
Title:K7Firewall < 14.0.1.16 Packet Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary:K7 Computing product is prone to a privilege escalation; vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
K7 Computing product is prone to a privilege escalation
vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is due to the function handling IOCTL 0x830020C4 does
not validate the size of the output buffer parameter passed in the DeviceIoControl API, which
leads to a heap overflow on buffer data initialization.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow allows local users to execute
arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected Software/OS:
K7Firewall Packet Driver version 11.0.1.5 and prior.

Solution:
Upgrade to K7Firewall Packet Driver version 14.0.1.16 or
later.

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-7136
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/47
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129474/K7-Computing-Multiple-Products-K7FWFilt.sys-Privilege-Escalation.html
https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-7136/
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