CVE-2008-2926

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: 2008-08-12 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The kmxfw.sys driver in CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) r8, as used in CA Internet Security Suite and Personal Firewall, does not properly verify IOCTL requests, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted request.

Affected products

Broadcom Internet Security Suite: 3.0
Ca Host Based Intrusion Prevention System: r8
Ca Internet Security Suite 2008: all versions
Ca Personal Firewall 2007: all versions
Ca Personal Firewall 2008: all versions

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/31434
http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=36559
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495397/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30651
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020658
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020659
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020660
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2339
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44392
http://secunia.com/advisories/31434
http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=36559
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495397/100/0/threaded

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