CVE-2008-2926
HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
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.
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-20
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (37th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-2919)
- Published
- August 12, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2919 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- broadcom / internet security suite
- ca / host based intrusion prevention system
- ca / internet security suite 2008
- ca / personal firewall 2007
- ca / personal firewall 2008
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31434(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- 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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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