Intel Graphics Driver 15.40.x.x/15.45.x.x/15.46.x.x null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Intel Graphics Driver 15.40.x.x/15.45.x.x/15.46.x.x. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-5727. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel Graphics Driver 15.40.x.x/15.45.x.x/15.46.x.x (Hardware Driver Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Pointer dereference in subsystem in Intel Graphics Driver 15.40.x.x, 15.45.x.x, 15.46.x.x allows unprivileged user to elevate privileges via local access.

The bug was discovered 01/31/2018. The weakness was disclosed 02/02/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at security-center.intel.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-5727 since 02/01/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 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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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

02/01/2017 🔍
01/31/2018 +364 days 🔍
02/02/2018 +2 days 🔍
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02/03/2018 +1 days 🔍
01/01/2020 +697 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: security-center.intel.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-5727 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5727
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112757

Entryinfo

Created: 02/03/2018 09:03
Updated: 01/01/2020 09:24
Changes: 02/03/2018 09:03 (57), 01/01/2020 09:24 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:E94:103

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