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CVE-2015-7724

AMD fglrx-driver before 15.9 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack. NOTE: This vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-7723.

Published

2017-06-07T14:29:00.307

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-59

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	amd	fglrx-driver	≤ 15.7	Yes

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134120/AMD-fglrx-driver-15.7-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/103 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536782/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77361 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2015-7724/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134120/AMD-fglrx-driver-15.7-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/103 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536782/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77361 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2015-7724/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)