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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-5724 · published 26 December 2008

CVE-2008-5724: Eset smart security permissions and access controls vulnerability

Eset · Smart Security

The Personal Firewall driver (aka epfw.sys) 3.0.672.0 and earlier in ESET Smart Security 3.0.672 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted IRP in a certain METHOD_NEITHER IOCTL request to \Device\Epfw that overwrites portions of memory.

7.2 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 0.80% · top 44.8% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
7.2CVSS 2.0 base score
0.80%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The Personal Firewall driver (aka epfw.sys) 3.0.672.0 and earlier in ESET Smart Security 3.0.672 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted IRP in a certain METHOD_NEITHER IOCTL request to \Device\Epfw that overwrites portions of memory.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/33210 Vendor Advisory
http://www.eset.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4113&Itemid=5
http://www.ntinternals.org/ntiadv0807/ntiadv0807.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32917
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3456
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47477
http://secunia.com/advisories/33210 Vendor Advisory
http://www.eset.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4113&Itemid=5
http://www.ntinternals.org/ntiadv0807/ntiadv0807.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32917
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3456
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47477

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-5724), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-01). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.