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Stack-based buffer overflow in the K7Sentry.sys kernel...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 17, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 12, 2025

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

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 code with kernel privileges via unspecified vectors.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Dec 12, 2014
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 17, 2022
Last updated Apr 12, 2025

Severity

High

EPSS score

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(31st percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2014-8956

GHSA ID

GHSA-h9jr-2p99-xwg3

Source code

No known source code

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