CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-5696

Untrusted Search Path

Published: Jan 18, 2018 | Modified: Feb 07, 2018
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Untrusted search path in Intel Graphics Driver 15.40.x.x, 15.45.x.x, and 21.20.x.x allows unprivileged user to elevate privileges via local access.

Weakness

The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product’s direct control.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Graphics_driver Intel * 21.20.16.4860 (excluding)
Graphics_driver Intel 15.40.1.64.4256 (including) 15.40.1.64.4256 (including)
Graphics_driver Intel 15.40.4.64.4256 (including) 15.40.4.64.4256 (including)
Graphics_driver Intel 15.40.7.64.4279 (including) 15.40.7.64.4279 (including)
Graphics_driver Intel 15.40.14.4352 (including) 15.40.14.4352 (including)
Graphics_driver Intel 15.40.26.4474 (including) 15.40.26.4474 (including)
Graphics_driver Intel 15.40.34.4624 (including) 15.40.34.4624 (including)
Graphics_driver Intel 15.40.36.4703 (including) 15.40.36.4703 (including)
Graphics_driver Intel 15.40.37.4835 (including) 15.40.37.4835 (including)
Graphics_driver Intel 15.45.18.4664 (including) 15.45.18.4664 (including)
Graphics_driver Intel 15.45.19.4678 (including) 15.45.19.4678 (including)
Graphics_driver Intel 15.45.21.4821 (including) 15.45.21.4821 (including)
Graphics_driver Intel 15.45.23.4860 (including) 15.45.23.4860 (including)

Extended Description

This might allow attackers to execute their own programs, access unauthorized data files, or modify configuration in unexpected ways. If the product uses a search path to locate critical resources such as programs, then an attacker could modify that search path to point to a malicious program, which the targeted product would then execute. The problem extends to any type of critical resource that the product trusts. Some of the most common variants of untrusted search path are:

Potential Mitigations

References