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CVE-2014-7136

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2014-12-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the K7FWFilt.sys kernel mode driver (aka K7Firewall Packet Driver) before 14.0.1.16, as used in multiple K7 Computing products, allows local users to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges via a crafted parameter in a DeviceIoControl API call.

Affected products

• K7Computing K7Firewall Packet Driver: through 14.0.1.15

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129474/K7-Computing-Multiple-Products-K7FWFilt.sys-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/47
• https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-7136/
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129474/K7-Computing-Multiple-Products-K7FWFilt.sys-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/47
• https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-7136/

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