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TI-2017-03919 Aliases CVE-2017-6008GHSA-35v3-9ffw-rmxv

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

Priority LOW 38CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · 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 escalate privileges via a malformed IOCTL call.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01904 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 4 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

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

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6008
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-35v3-9ffw-rmxv

References

Exploit 4

Advisory 1

  • 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
  • TI-2017-03918 A kernel pool overflow in the driver hitmanpro37.sys in Sophos SurfRight HitmanPro before… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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