Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 13, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-6007

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 crash the OS via a malformed IOCTL call.

Affected products

Sophos/Hitmanpro
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:hitmanpro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=3.7.20
Sophos/SurfRight HitmanProllm-create
Range: <3.7.20 Build 286

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-7/nvdExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
www.nuitduhack.com/fr/planning/talk_10nvdThird Party Advisory

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