NVD - CVE-2015-7723

CVE-2015-7723 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Current Description

AMD fglrx-driver before 15.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.

Source: MITRE
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Severity

CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.8 HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134121/AMD-fglrx-driver-14.4.2-Privilege-Escalation.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/104	Mailing List VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536783/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77357	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2015-7723/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-59	Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')	NIST

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )

cpe:2.3:a:amd:fglrx-driver:14.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

2 change records found - show changes

Initial Analysis - 6/14/2017 2:13:38 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:a:amd:fglrx-driver:14.4.2:::::::
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CWE		CWE-59
Changed	Reference Type	http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134121/AMD-fglrx-driver-14.4.2-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned	http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134121/AMD-fglrx-driver-14.4.2-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/104 No Types Assigned	http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/104 Mailing List, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/536783/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/536783/100/0/threaded Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77357 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77357 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2015-7723/ No Types Assigned	https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2015-7723/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-7723
NVD Published Date:
06/07/2017
NVD Last Modified:
10/09/2018

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