CVE-2018-6854: Buffer Overflow
Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise before 8.00.5, SafeGuard Easy before 7.00.3, and SafeGuard LAN Crypt before 3.95.2 are vulnerable to Local Privilege Escalation via multiple IOCTLs, e.g., 0x8810200B, 0x8810200F, 0x8810201B, 0x8810201F, 0x8810202B, 0x8810202F, 0x8810203F, 0x8810204B, 0x88102003, 0x88102007, 0x88102013, 0x88102017, 0x88102027, 0x88102033, 0x88102037, 0x88102043, and 0x88102047. When some conditions in the user-controlled input buffer are not met, the driver writes an error code (0x2000001A) to a user-controlled address. Also, note that all the aforementioned IOCTLs use transfer type METHODNEITHER, which means that the I/O manager does not validate any of the supplied pointers and buffer sizes. So, even though the driver checks for input/output buffer sizes, it doesn't validate if the pointers to those buffers are actually valid. So, we can supply a pointer for the output buffer to a kernel address space address, and the error code will be written there. We can take advantage of this condition to modify the SEPTOKENPRIVILEGES structure of the Token object belonging to the exploit process and grant SEDEBUGNAME privilege. This allows the exploit process to interact with higher privileged processes running as SYSTEM and execute code in their security context.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2018-6854?
CVE-2018-6854 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for local privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6854?
To mitigate CVE-2018-6854, update Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise, SafeGuard Easy, or SafeGuard LAN Crypt to the latest versions: SafeGuard Enterprise 8.00.5 or later, SafeGuard Easy 7.00.3 or later, and SafeGuard LAN Crypt 3.95.2 or later.
What products are affected by CVE-2018-6854?
CVE-2018-6854 affects Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise versions before 8.00.5, SafeGuard Easy versions before 7.00.3, and SafeGuard LAN Crypt versions before 3.95.2.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2018-6854?
CVE-2018-6854 is classified as a local privilege escalation vulnerability.
Can CVE-2018-6854 be exploited remotely?
No, CVE-2018-6854 requires local access to the affected system for exploitation.