01 Record
CVE-2014-8956
Stack-based buffer overflow in the K7Sentry.sys kernel mode driver (aka K7AV Sentry Device Driver) before 12.8.0.119, as used in multiple K7 Computing products, allows local users to execute arbitrary
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the K7Sentry.sys kernel mode driver (aka K7AV Sentry Device Driver) before 12.8.0.119, as used in multiple K7 Computing products, allows local users to execute arbitrary
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.63% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 50.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-12-12 15:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 13:33Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-11-18
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 937ebbeaf59a126aff572beda6ef09c553d611199a3e6648a8a3ca52ec020264
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.portcullis-security.comhttps://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-8956/
- seclists.org20141210 CVE-2014-8956 - Privilege Escalation In K7 Computing Multiple Products [K7Sentry.sys]http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/46
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129472/K7-Computing-Multiple-Products-K7Sentry.sys-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html