CVE-2016-5647 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit the Intel Graphics Driver to gain privileges or cause a system crash via crafted requests.

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-2016-5647?

CVE-2016-5647 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Graphics Driver, published on 13 Dec 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The igdkmd64 module in the Intel Graphics Driver through 15.33.42.435, 15.36.x through 15.36.30.4385, and 15.40.x through 15.40.4404 on Windows allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or gain privileges via a crafted D3DKMTEscape request.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5647?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Graphics Driver.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5647?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5647 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-5647 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5647 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Intel Graphics Driver vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j9j9-g392-8jgf.

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