CVE-2007-5040
Ghost Security Suite alpha 1.200 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service...
CVE-2007-5040 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Ghostsecurity Ghost Security Suite, published September 24, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Ghost Security Suite alpha 1.200 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 the (1) NtCreateKey, (2) NtCreateThread, (3) NtDeleteValueKey, (4) NtQueryValueKey, (5) NtSetSystemInformation, and (6) NtSetValueKey kernel SSDT hooks.
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Ghost Security Suite alpha 1.200 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 the (1) NtCreateKey, (2) NtCreateThread, (3) NtDeleteValueKey, (4) NtQueryValueKey, (5) NtSetSystemInformation, and (6) NtSetValueKey kernel SSDT hooks.
- Record
CVE-2007-5040- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Ghost Security Suite alpha 1.200 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 the (1) NtCreateKey, (2) NtCreateThread, (3) NtDeleteValueKey, (4) NtQueryValueKey, (5) NtSetSystemInformation, and (6) NtSetValueKey kernel SSDT hooks.
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CVE-2007-5040- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-5021 No score
Ghost Security Suite alpha 1.200 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 the (1) NtCreateKey, (2) NtCreateThread, (3) NtDeleteValueKey, (4) NtQueryValueKey, (5) NtSetSystemInformation, and (6) NtSetValueKey kernel SSDT hooks.
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EUVD-2007-5021- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-99qv-g3mr-cjw3 No score
Ghost Security Suite alpha 1.200 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service...
Ghost Security Suite alpha 1.200 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 the (1) NtCreateKey, (2) NtCreateThread, (3) NtDeleteValueKey, (4) NtQueryValueKey, (5) NtSetSystemInformation, and (6) NtSetValueKey kernel SSDT hooks.
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GHSA-99qv-g3mr-cjw3- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | aliases, references, title | GitHub Advisories |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, NVD |
References
securityreason.com/securityalert/3161
matousec.com/info/advisories/plague-in-security-software-drivers.php
securityfocus.com/archive/1/479830/100/0/threaded
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5040
github.com/advisories/GHSA-99qv-g3mr-cjw3