Realtek HD Audio Codec Drivers up to 6.0.1.5603 Registry access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Realtek HD Audio Codec Drivers up to 6.0.1.5603. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Registry. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2008-1931. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Realtek HD Audio Codec Drivers up to 6.0.1.5603 (Hardware Driver Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Registry. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Realtek HD Audio Codec Drivers RTKVHDA.sys and RTKVHDA64.sys before 6.0.1.5605 on Windows Vista allow local users to create, write, and read registry keys via a crafted IOCTL request.

The weakness was presented 04/25/2008 by Ruben Santamarta with Wintercore (Website). The advisory is shared at wintercore.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1931 since 04/24/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32195 (Realtek HD Audio Codec Drivers Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities), 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 to version 6.0.1.5604 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41976), Tenable (32195), SecurityFocus (BID 28909†) and Secunia (SA29953†). See VDB-42114 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 32195
Nessus Name: Realtek HD Audio Codec Drivers Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: HD Audio Codec Drivers 6.0.1.5604

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04/23/2008 🔍
04/24/2008 +1 days 🔍
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04/25/2008 +1 days 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2502 days 🔍
04/21/2019 +1497 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wintercore.com
Researcher: Ruben Santamarta
Organization: Wintercore
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-1931 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1931
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42113
X-Force: 41976
SecurityFocus: 28909 - Realtek HD Audio Codec Drivers for Windows Vista Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29953 - Realtek HD Audio Codec Driver Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-1350

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 04/21/2019 09:02
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (68), 04/21/2019 09:02 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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