CVE-2015-0884 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published 28 Feb 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can escalate privileges by placing a malicious executable in a path with spaces, exploiting unquoted search paths in Toshiba Bluetooth software.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2015-0884?

CVE-2015-0884 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Feb 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in Toshiba Bluetooth Stack for Windows before 9.10.32(T) and Service Station before 2.2.14 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse application with a name composed of an initial substring of a path that contains a space character.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0884?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Toshiba Bluetooth Stack, Toshiba Service Station.

How do I fix CVE-2015-0884?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0884 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-0884 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0884 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x37h-gw64-9x26.