PT-2024-38613 · Overwolf · Overwolf

Lukas Bühl · CVE-2024-7834 · Published 2024-09-04 · Updated 2024-09-05

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Overwolf (affected versions not specified)

Description A local privilege escalation issue is caused by Overwolf loading and executing certain dynamic link library files from a user-writeable folder in SYSTEM context on launch. This allows an attacker with unprivileged access to the system to run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by placing a malicious .dll file in the respective location.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-7834

Affected Products

Overwolf

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7834 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7834 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/93185 · Telegram Post
• https://cirosec.de/sa/sa-2024-004 · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1831342080779551144 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1831322966094713327 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/4784 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/cirosec/status/1831583682659807602 · Twitter Post