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CVE-2017-17556

A debug tool in Synaptics TouchPad drivers allows local users with administrative access to obtain sensitive information about keyboard scan codes by modifying registry keys.

Published

2017-12-15T19:29:00.217

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.1 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	hp	synaptics_touchpad_driver	-	Yes

References

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05827409 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.synaptics.com/company/blog/touchpad-security-brief Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://zwclose.github.io/HP-keylogger/ Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05827409 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.synaptics.com/company/blog/touchpad-security-brief Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://zwclose.github.io/HP-keylogger/ Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)