CVE-2017-3767 Privilege escalation in Realtek Audio Driver
A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in the Realtek audio driver to execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges on Lenovo ThinkPad systems.
- 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-2017-3767?
CVE-2017-3767 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Group Ltd. Realtek Audio Driver, published on 13 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability was identified in the Realtek audio driver versions prior to 6.0.1.8224 in some Lenovo ThinkPad products. An attacker with local privileges could execute code with administrative privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3767?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Realtek Audio Driver Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-3767?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3767 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-3767 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3767 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wx9c-8pc3-wpmm.