Vulnerability Report

CVE-2014-8956

Title: K7Computing K7Av Sentry Device Driver RCE

Memory Corruption

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2014-8956.

CWE Category CWE-119
Published Date Dec 12, 2014
Modified Date Jun 17, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 7.2 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.63%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2014-8956: 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.

Impacted Vendors

K
k7computing 1

Reference Links

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129472/K7-Computing-Multiple-Products-K7Sentry.sys-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/46 https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-8956/ http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129472/K7-Computing-Multiple-Products-K7Sentry.sys-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/46 https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-8956/
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.2
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2014-8956 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.