Intel Graphics Driver 15.40.x.x/15.45.x.x/21.20.x.x Search Path untrusted search path

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability has been found in Intel Graphics Driver 15.40.x.x/15.45.x.x/21.20.x.x and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation as part of Search Path leads to untrusted search path. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-5696. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Intel Graphics Driver 15.40.x.x/15.45.x.x/21.20.x.x (Hardware Driver Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation as part of a Search Path leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Untrusted search path in Intel Graphics Driver 15.40.x.x, 15.45.x.x, and 21.20.x.x allows unprivileged user to elevate privileges via local access.
The bug was discovered 01/16/2018. The weakness was shared 01/18/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at security-center.intel.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-5696 since 02/01/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/24/2019). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
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Vendor
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.intel.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Untrusted search pathCWE: CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
02/01/2017 🔍01/16/2018 🔍
01/17/2018 🔍
01/18/2018 🔍
01/19/2018 🔍
12/24/2019 🔍
Sources
Vendor: intel.comAdvisory: security-center.intel.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2017-5696 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5696
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112199
Entry
Created: 01/19/2018 07:53Updated: 12/24/2019 08:16
Changes: 01/19/2018 07:53 (58), 12/24/2019 08:16 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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