PT-2019-2538 · Synaptics · Synaptics Sound Device Drivers

Published 2019-04-12 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-9730

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Synaptics Sound Device drivers versions prior to 2.29

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the CxUtilSvc component of the Synaptics Sound Device drivers. This can be exploited by a local attacker to elevate privileges in the Windows Registry using an unpublished API.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.29, update to version 2.29 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the CxUtilSvc component until a patch is applied.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-02383

CVE-2019-9730

Affected Products

Synaptics Sound Device Drivers

References · 10

• 🔥 https://github.com/jthuraisamy/CVE-2019-9730 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://twitter.com/Jackson_T · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9730 · Security Note
• https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-25822 · Vendor Advisory
• https://synaptics.com/company/blog · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-02383 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-9730 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/canyoupwnme/5407 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/defcon_news/11141 · Telegram Post
• https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06298607 · Note