CVE-2015-7724 Information

Description

AMD fglrx-driver before 15.9 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack. NOTE: This vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-7723.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134120/AMD-fglrx-driver-15.7-Privilege-Escalation.html http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/103 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536782/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77361 https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2015-7724/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8