{"cve":"CVE-2008-2926","nvd":{"published":"2008-08-12T23:41:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:54:44.693","status":"Modified","description":"The kmxfw.sys driver in CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) r8, as used in CA Internet Security Suite and Personal Firewall, does not properly verify IOCTL requests, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted request.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://secunia.com/advisories/31434","http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=36559","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495397/100/0/threaded","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30651","http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020658"],"products":["broadcom:internet_security_suite","ca:host_based_intrusion_prevention_system","ca:internet_security_suite_2008","ca:personal_firewall_2007","ca:personal_firewall_2008"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-2926","score":0.00424,"percentile":0.36702,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}