CVE-2007-4315

Summary

CVECVE-2007-4315
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-08-13 21:17:00 UTC
Updated2012-10-18 04:00:00 UTC
DescriptionThe AMD ATI atidsmxx.sys 3.0.502.0 driver on Windows Vista allows local users to bypass the driver signing policy, write to arbitrary kernel memory locations, and thereby gain privileges via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by "Purple Pill".

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-264

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Amd Catalyst Driver All All All All
Application Amd Catalyst Driver All All All All
Application Ati Catalyst Driver All All All All
Application Ati Catalyst Driver All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Vista kernel tampering tool released, then mysteriously disappears | Zero Day | ZDNet.com MISC blogs.zdnet.com
AMD ATI ATIDSMXX.SYS Driver Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
AMD Catalyst Software Suite DSM Dynamic Driver Vista Kernel Protection Bypass - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
» UPDATE: ATI driver flaw exposes Vista kernel to attackers | Zero Day | ZDNet.com MISC blogs.zdnet.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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