What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-9643?

CVE-2014-9643 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (High). CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.7%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2014-9643?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2014-9643. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.7%.

K7Sentry Sys CVE-2014-9643

HIGH

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)

2015-02-06 cve@mitre.org

Privilege Escalation K7Sentry Sys Anti Virus Plus Total Security Ultimate Security

7.2

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.2 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Feb 06, 2015 - 15:59 cve.org

HIGH 7.2

DescriptionCVE.org

K7Sentry.sys in K7 Computing Ultimate Security, Anti-Virus Plus, and Total Security before 14.2.0.253 allows local users to write to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted 0x95002570, 0x95002574, 0x95002580, 0x950025a8, 0x950025ac, or 0x950025c8 IOCTL call.

AnalysisAI

K7Sentry.sys in K7 Computing Ultimate Security, Anti-Virus Plus, and Total Security before 14.2.0.253 allows local users to write to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. K7Sentry.sys in K7 Computing Ultimate Security, Anti-Virus Plus, and Total Security before 14.2.0.253 allows local users to write to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted 0x95002570, 0x95002574, 0x95002580, 0x950025a8, 0x950025ac, or 0x950025c8 IOCTL call. Affected products include: K7Computing K7Sentry.Sys, K7Computing Anti-Virus Plus, K7Computing Total Security, K7Computing Ultimate Security. Version information: before 14.2.0.253.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.