SB2018072610 - Multiple privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Intel Smart Sound Technology
Published: July 26, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018072610
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
3
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3666)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.The weakness exists due to non-paged pool overflow in driver module in Intel Smart Sound Technology. A local attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3670)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.The weakness exists due to buffer overflow in driver module in Intel Smart Sound Technology. A local attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
3) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3672)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.The weakness exists due to a flaw in driver module in Intel Smart Sound Technology. A local attacker can perform system calls and execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.