CVE-2014-8956
Stack-based buffer overflow in the K7Sentry.sys kernel mode driver (aka K7AV Sentry Device Driver...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the K7Sentry.sys kernel mode driver (aka K7AV Sentry Device Driver) before 12.8.0.119, as used in multiple K7 Computing products, allows local users to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges via unspecified vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in the K7Sentry.sys kernel mode driver (aka K7AV Sentry Device Driver) before 12.8.0.119, as used in multiple K7 Computing products, allows local users to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2014-8956- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the K7Sentry.sys kernel mode driver (aka K7AV Sentry Device Driver) before 12.8.0.119, as used in multiple K7 Computing products, allows local users to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2014-8956- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8783 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the K7Sentry.sys kernel mode driver (aka K7AV Sentry Device Driver) before 12.8.0.119, as used in multiple K7 Computing products, allows local users to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2014-8783- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h9jr-2p99-xwg3 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the K7Sentry.sys kernel mode driver (aka K7AV Sentry Device Driver...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the K7Sentry.sys kernel mode driver (aka K7AV Sentry Device Driver) before 12.8.0.119, as used in multiple K7 Computing products, allows local users to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-h9jr-2p99-xwg3- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-8956 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in K7computing K7av Sentry Device Driver, published December 12, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.63%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-8956
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/46
packetstormsecurity.com/files/129472/K7-Computing-Multiple-Products-K7Sentry.sys-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8956
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h9jr-2p99-xwg3