CVE-2007-2523 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.4% (pctl 71)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
CA Anti-Virus for the Enterprise r8 and Threat Manager r8 before 20070510 use weak permissions (NULL security descriptor) for the Task Service shared file mapping, which allows local users to modify this mapping and gain privileges by triggering a stack-based buffer overflow in InoCore.dll before 8.0.448.0.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 1.38% — more likely to be exploited than 71% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-05-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| broadcom | integrated threat management |
| ca | anti-virus for the enterprise |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | CA (Multiple Products) - Console Server / 'InoCore.dll' Remote Code Execution | 2007-05-09 |
References
- http://blog.48bits.com/?p=103
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=530
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-May/063275.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25202
- http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/antivirus/infodocs/caav-secnotice050807.asp
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/788416
- http://www.osvdb.org/34586
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468306/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23906
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018043
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1750
- http://blog.48bits.com/?p=103
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=530
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-May/063275.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25202
- http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/antivirus/infodocs/caav-secnotice050807.asp
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/788416
- http://www.osvdb.org/34586
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468306/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23906
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