CVE-2008-2926

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-20 Input Validation

Publication date:

12/08/2008

Last modified:

09/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.20 HIGH
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0

7.20

Severity 2.0

HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:internet_security_suite:3.0:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:ca:host_based_intrusion_prevention_system:r8:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:ca:internet_security_suite_2008::::::::
cpe:2.3:a:ca:personal_firewall_2007::::::::
cpe:2.3:a:ca:personal_firewall_2008::::::::

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:internet_security_suite:3.0:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:ca:host_based_intrusion_prevention_system:r8:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:ca:internet_security_suite_2008::::::::
cpe:2.3:a:ca:personal_firewall_2007::::::::
cpe:2.3:a:ca:personal_firewall_2008::::::::

CVE-2008-2926

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools