Vulnerability · CVE-2007-5633
Alfredo Milani Comparetti SpeedFan 4.33 Speedfan.sys Privilege Escalation
Published Mar 6, 2018 · corrected/updated Mar 6, 2018 · Microsoft Windows · evidence confidence very high
Speedfan.sys in Alfredo Milani Comparetti SpeedFan 4.33, when used on Microsoft Windows Vista x64, allows local users to read or write arbitrary MSRs, and gain privileges and load unsigned drivers, via the (1) IOCTL_RDMSR 0x9C402438 and (2) IOCTL_WRMSR 0x9C40243C IOCTLs to \Device\speedfan, as demonstrated by an IOCTL_WRMSR action on MSR_LSTAR.
Grounded briefings
Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.
Executive
CVE-2007-5633 is a unknown public vulnerability record for Microsoft Windows. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.
System administrator
Identify whether Microsoft Windows is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: Microsoft Windows. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.
Security analyst
Signals on file: no CVSS/EPSS yet. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.
Exploitation and remediation
Exploitation evidence
Confirmed in CISA KEV since Mar 6, 2018. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.
Patch and remediation
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Safe detection guidance
Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.
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Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Mar 6, 2018 · VulnCheck KEV
Detected
Speedfan.sys in Alfredo Milani Comparetti SpeedFan 4.33, when used on Microsoft Windows Vista x64, allows local users to read or write arbitrary MSRs, and gain privileges and load unsigned drivers, via the (1) IOCTL_RDMSR 0x9C402438 and (2) IOCTL_WRMSR 0x9C40243C IOCTLs to \Device\speedfan, as demonstrated by an IOCTL_WRMSR action on MSR_LSTAR.
Mar 6, 2018 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Affected
- vendor Microsoft Windowsversion unspecified
Sources
- VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2007-5633
Speedfan.sys in Alfredo Milani Comparetti SpeedFan 4.33, when used on Microsoft Windows Vista x64, allows local users to read or write arbitrary MSRs, and gain privileges and load unsigned drivers, via the (1) IOCTL_RDMSR 0x9C402438 and (2) IOCTL_WRMSR 0x9C40243C IOCTLs to \Devic
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