Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox CVE-2017-5688 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:98771

Info

Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox CVE-2017-5688 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 98771
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2017-5688
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: May 31 2017 12:00AM
Updated: May 31 2017 12:00AM
Credit: Stefan Kanthak
Vulnerable: Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox 3.4.3
Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox 3.4.1
Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox 3.3.7
Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox 3.3.6
Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox 3.3.5
Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox 3.3.2
Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox 3.3.1
Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox 3.3
Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox 3.2.1
Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox 3.1
Not Vulnerable: Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox 3.4.5

Discussion

Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox CVE-2017-5688 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

Local attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Versions prior to Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox 3.4.5 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox CVE-2017-5688 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox CVE-2017-5688 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox CVE-2017-5688 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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