TI-2017-03918 Aliases CVE-2017-6007 GHSA-6pvx-mxmx-6c69

A kernel pool overflow in the driver hitmanpro37.sys in Sophos SurfRight HitmanPro before…

LOW 25CWE-119Published 2017-09-13 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A kernel pool overflow in the driver hitmanpro37.sys in Sophos SurfRight HitmanPro before 3.7.20 Build 286 (included in the HitmanPro.Alert solution and Sophos Clean) allows local users to crash the OS via a malformed IOCTL call.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00401 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:hitmanpro::::::::	up to 3.7.20	Vulnerable	Sophos

cpe:2.3:a:sophos:hitmanpro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.7.20 Vulnerable ·Sophos

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6007
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6pvx-mxmx-6c69

References

Exploit 1

https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-7/

Advisory 1

https://www.nuitduhack.com/fr/planning/talk_10

TI-2017-03919 A kernel pool overflow in the driver hitmanpro37.sys in Sophos SurfRight HitmanPro before… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2017-05093 In Sophos SurfRight HitmanPro before 3.7.20 Build 286 (included in the HitmanPro.Alert… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2021-07523 A local attacker could read or write arbitrary files with administrator privileges in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.0

Sources

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