VDB-131873 · CVE-2018-15532 · BID 106799

Synaptics TouchPad Driver SynTP.sys information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Synaptics TouchPad Driver. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function in the library SynTP.sys. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-15532. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Synaptics TouchPad Driver (Hardware Driver Software) (version unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function in the library SynTP.sys. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

SynTP.sys in Synaptics Touchpad drivers before 2018-06-06 allows local users to obtain sensitive information about freed kernel addresses.

The bug was discovered 01/24/2019. The weakness was presented 03/21/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at synaptics.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-15532 since 08/19/2018. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/06/2018 🔍
08/19/2018 +74 days 🔍
01/24/2019 +158 days 🔍
03/21/2019 +56 days 🔍
03/21/2019 +0 days 🔍
08/03/2023 +1596 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: synaptics.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2018-15532 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-15532
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-131873
SecurityFocus: 106799

Entryinfo

Created: 03/21/2019 22:32
Updated: 08/03/2023 08:50
Changes: 03/21/2019 22:32 (56), 05/17/2020 16:19 (2), 08/03/2023 08:50 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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