PT-2017-7263 · Amd · Fglrx-Driver

Tim Brown · Published 2017-06-07 · Updated 2018-10-09 · CVE-2015-7724

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions AMD fglrx-driver versions prior to 15.9

Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack. This is due to an incomplete fix for a previous issue.

Recommendations For versions prior to 15.9, update to version 15.9 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-7724

Affected Products

Fglrx-Driver

References · 6

• 🔥 https://portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2015-7724 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134120/AMD-fglrx-driver-15.7-Privilege-Escalation.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7724 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/536782/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/77361 · Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/103 · Note