Windows crash via DeviceIoControl NULL dereference
Published Feb 6, 2025 · Updated Feb 12, 2025
NULL pointer dereference in DeviceIoControl in Humming Heads Defense Platform Home Edition 3.9.51.x and earlier allows local users to crash Windows. The DeviceIoControl path dereferences a NULL pointer when the product's process receives specially crafted data, forcing a Blue Screen of Death. Low-privilege local access is required, and the documented consequence is a system crash without confidentiality or integrity impact.
Summary
What happened
NULL pointer dereference in DeviceIoControl in Humming Heads Defense Platform Home Edition 3.9.51.x and earlier allows local users to crash Windows. The DeviceIoControl path dereferences a NULL pointer when the product's process receives specially crafted data, forcing a Blue Screen of Death. Low-privilege local access is required, and the documented consequence is a system crash without confidentiality or integrity impact.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-24483
- Published
- Feb 6, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 12, 2025
- Vendor
- Humming Heads Inc.
- Product
- Defense Platform Home Edition
- Classifications
- CWE-476, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 6, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=Ver.3.9.51.x and earlier
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