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CVE-2015-5198

Published: Sep 08, 2015 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
6.2 MODERATE
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5198
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

libvdpau before 1.1.1, when used in a setuid or setgid application, allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, related to the VDPAU_DRIVER_PATH environment variable.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Libvdpau Libvdpau_project * 1.1.0 (including)
Libvdpau Ubuntu devel *
Libvdpau Ubuntu precise *
Libvdpau Ubuntu trusty *
Libvdpau Ubuntu upstream *
Libvdpau Ubuntu vivid *

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