CVE-2007-5667
highpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.004 · 30 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
NWFILTER.SYS in Novell Client 4.91 SP 1 through SP 4 for Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 makes the \.\nwfilter device available for arbitrary user-mode input via METHOD_NEITHER IOCTLs, which allows local users to gain privileges by passing a kernel address as an argument and overwriting kernel memory locations.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–7.2
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affected products (2)
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references (16)
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- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=626enisa_euvd
- http://osvdb.org/40867enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27678enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26420enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018943enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3846enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38434enisa_euvd
- https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/98/3260263_f.SAL_Public.htmlenisa_euvd
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