CVE-2017-14344 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges to kernel level via a pool overflow in the WinDriver kernel driver caused by improper input validation.
- 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-2017-14344?
CVE-2017-14344 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on Jungo WinDriver 12.4.0 and earlier. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of IOCTL 0x95382673 by the windrvr1240 kernel driver. The issue lies in the failure to properly validate user-supplied data which can result in a kernel pool overflow. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of kernel.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14344?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jungo Windriver.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14344?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14344 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-14344 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-14344 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fp5j-x74r-9mcq.