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CVE-2007-5761

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-01-09 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The NantSys device 5.0.0.115 in Motorola netOctopus 5.1.2 build 1011 has weak permissions for the \\.\NantSys device interface (nantsys.sys), which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash), as demonstrated by modifying the SYSENTER_EIP_MSR CPU Model Specific Register (MSR) value.

Affected products

• Motorola Netoctopus: 5.1.2_build_1011

References

• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=636
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28366
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019161
• http://www.netopia.com/support/software/technotes/netoctopus/Removing_the_nantsys_Driver.pdf
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27175
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0062
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39503
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=636
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28366
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019161
• http://www.netopia.com/support/software/technotes/netoctopus/Removing_the_nantsys_Driver.pdf
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27175

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