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CVE-2014-4974

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2014-11-04 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The ESET Personal Firewall NDIS filter (EpFwNdis.sys) kernel mode driver, aka Personal Firewall module before Build 1212 (20140609), as used in multiple ESET products 5.0 through 7.0, allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via crafted IOCTL calls.

Affected products

• ESET Personal Firewall Ndis Filter: through 1183_\(20140214\)

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128874/ESET-7.0-Kernel-Memory-Leak.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/118
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70770
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98312
• https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-4974/
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128874/ESET-7.0-Kernel-Memory-Leak.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/118
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70770
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98312
• https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-4974/

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