CVE-2007-5761
HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.2 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (29th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-5731)
- Published
- January 9, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5731 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- motorola / netoctopus
References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=636
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28366(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019161
- http://www.netopia.com/support/software/technotes/netoctopus/Removing_the_nantsys_Driver.pdf(Patch)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27175(Patch)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0062
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39503
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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