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A vulnerability was found in libvdpau up to 1.1.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument VDPAU_DRIVER_PATH as part of a Environment Variable leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

libvdpau before 1.1.1, when used in a setuid or setgid application, allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, related to the VDPAU_DRIVER_PATH environment variable.

The weakness was published 09/08/2015 by Florian Weimer with Red Hat as Bug 1253824 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-5198 since 07/01/2015. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85897 (Debian DLA-306-1 : libvdpau security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124329 (Fedora Security Update for libvdpau (FEDORA-2015-3)).

Upgrading to version 1.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (85897). Similar entries are available at 77651 and 77652.

Productinfo

Name

• libvdpau

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 85897
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-306-1 : libvdpau security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703355
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3355-1 (libvdpau - security update)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: libvdpau 1.1.1

Timelineinfo

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02/01/2019 +1048 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 1253824
Researcher: Florian Weimer
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-5198 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 57418 - Libvdpau before 1.1.1 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 76636 - libvdpau Multiple Local Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2015 10:08
Updated: 02/01/2019 14:45
Changes: 09/09/2015 10:08 (73), 02/01/2019 14:45 (8)
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