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Summary
A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Portrait Display SDK 2.30/2.31/2.32/2.33/2.34. Affected is an unknown function of the file pdiservice.exe. Such manipulation leads to config. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-3210. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Portrait Display SDK 2.30/2.31/2.32/2.33/2.34. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file pdiservice.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a config vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-16. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Applications developed using the Portrait Display SDK, versions 2.30 through 2.34, default to insecure configurations which allow arbitrary code execution. A number of applications developed using the Portrait Displays SDK do not use secure permissions when running. These applications run the component pdiservice.exe with NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM permissions. This component is also read/writable by all Authenticated Users. This allows local authenticated attackers to run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. The following applications have been identified by Portrait Displays as affected: Fujitsu DisplayView Click: Version 6.0 and 6.01. The issue was fixed in Version 6.3. Fujitsu DisplayView Click Suite: Version 5. The issue is addressed by patch in Version 5.9. HP Display Assistant: Version 2.1. The issue was fixed in Version 2.11. HP My Display: Version 2.0. The issue was fixed in Version 2.1. Philips Smart Control Premium: Versions 2.23, 2.25. The issue was fixed in Version 2.26.
The bug was discovered 04/25/2017. The weakness was disclosed 07/24/2018 by Werner Schober with SEC Consult as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-3210 since 12/04/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.004.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99727 (Portrait Display SDK PdiService Insecure Privileges Local Privilege Escalation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (99727) and SecurityFocus (BID 98006†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
Product
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6
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Exploiting
Class: ConfigCWE: CWE-16
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Nessus ID: 99727
Nessus Name: Portrait Display SDK PdiService Insecure Privileges Local Privilege Escalation
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/04/2016 🔍04/18/2017 🔍
04/25/2017 🔍
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04/28/2017 🔍
07/24/2018 🔍
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01/19/2025 🔍
Sources
Advisory: kb.cert.orgResearcher: Werner Schober
Organization: SEC Consult
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2017-3210 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3210
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122132
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SecurityFocus: 98006 - Portrait Displays SDK CVE-2017-3210 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 07/24/2018 19:01Updated: 01/19/2025 02:20
Changes: 07/24/2018 19:01 (70), 03/09/2020 20:43 (1), 01/19/2025 02:20 (18)
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