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CVE-2009-2740

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2009-08-19 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-399

Description

kmxIds.sys before 7.3.1.18 in CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) 8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a malformed packet.

Affected products

• Ca Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System: 8.1

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505881/100/0/threaded
• https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=214665
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505881/100/0/threaded
• https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=214665

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