CVE-2006-1484 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain elevated privileges by exploiting a driver that fails to drop permissions during file save operations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-1484?
CVE-2006-1484 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Mar 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Genius VideoCAM NB Driver does not drop privileges when saving files, which allows local users to gain privileges by opening arbitrary files via the "save as" dialog.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1484?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kye Genius Videocam Nb.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1484?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1484 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-1484 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1484 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qjh8-p44j-f4j2.