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CVE-2008-5724

The Personal Firewall driver (aka epfw.sys) 3.0.672.0 and earlier in ESET Smart Security 3.0.672 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted IRP in a certain METHOD_NEITHER IOCTL request to \Device\Epfw that overwrites portions of memory.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-5724 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from eset organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-12-26T17:30:00.563

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	eset	smart_security	≤ 3.0.672	Yes
Application	eset	smart_security	3.0.551	Yes
Application	eset	smart_security	3.0.560	Yes
Application	eset	smart_security	3.0.563	Yes
Application	eset	smart_security	3.0.621	Yes
Application	eset	smart_security	3.0.642	Yes
Application	eset	smart_security	3.0.650	Yes
Application	eset	smart_security	3.0.657	Yes
Application	eset	smart_security	3.0.667	Yes
Application	eset	smart_security	3.0.669	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33210 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.eset.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4113&Itemid=5 ([email protected])
http://www.ntinternals.org/ntiadv0807/ntiadv0807.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32917 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3456 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47477 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/33210 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.eset.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4113&Itemid=5 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ntinternals.org/ntiadv0807/ntiadv0807.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32917 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3456 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47477 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For eset's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.