CVE-2020-14979
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2020-14979 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2020-08-11 18:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2021-07-21 11:39:00 UTC |
| Description | The WinRing0.sys and WinRing0x64.sys drivers 1.2.0 in EVGA Precision X1 through 1.0.6 allow local users, including low integrity processes, to read and write to arbitrary memory locations. This allows any user to gain NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges by mapping \Device\PhysicalMemory into the calling process. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Evga | Precision X1 | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Winring0 Project | Winring0 | 1.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Winring0 Project | Winring0 | 1.2.0 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVGA - Software - EVGA Precision X1ᐪᔿ | MISC | www.evga.com | Product, Vendor Advisory |
| CVE-2020–14979: Local Privilege Escalation in EVGA Precision X1 | by Matt Hand | Posts By SpecterOps Team Members | MISC | posts.specterops.io | Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 376704 EVGA Precision X1 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability