CVE-2007-4968
Privatefirewall 5.0.14.2 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service...
Privatefirewall 5.0.14.2 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via kernel SSDT hooks for (1) NtOpenProcess and (2) NtOpenThread.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Privatefirewall 5.0.14.2 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via kernel SSDT hooks for (1) NtOpenProcess and (2) NtOpenThread.
- Record
CVE-2007-4968- CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Privatefirewall 5.0.14.2 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via kernel SSDT hooks for (1) NtOpenProcess and (2) NtOpenThread.
- Record
CVE-2007-4968- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-4949 No score
Privatefirewall 5.0.14.2 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via kernel SSDT hooks for (1) NtOpenProcess and (2) NtOpenThread.
- Record
EUVD-2007-4949- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4cxv-wp2w-88h7 No score
Privatefirewall 5.0.14.2 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service...
Privatefirewall 5.0.14.2 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via kernel SSDT hooks for (1) NtOpenProcess and (2) NtOpenThread.
- Record
GHSA-4cxv-wp2w-88h7- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, references, title | GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-4968 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Privacyware Privatefirewall, published September 19, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/25712
matousec.com/info/advisories/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php
osvdb.org/45952
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4968
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4cxv-wp2w-88h7