PT-2017-16824 · Waves · Waves Maxxaudio

Juz P3Nt3$T · Published 2017-07-26 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-6005

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Waves MaxxAudio version 1.1.6.0

Description The issue concerns a vulnerability known as Unquoted Service Path in the WavesSysSvc Windows service. This could potentially allow an authorized but non-privileged local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the system.

Recommendations For Waves MaxxAudio version 1.1.6.0, consider updating the service to a version that quotes the service path to prevent exploitation. Alternatively, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the WavesSysSvc service to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-6005

Affected Products

Waves Maxxaudio

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6005 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6005 · Security Note
• http://justpentest.blogspot.in/2017/07/dell-unquoted-service-path-local.html · Note