CVE-2017-5696 Path traversal in Intel Graphics Driver
Untrusted search path in Intel Graphics Driver allows local unprivileged users to elevate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-5696?
CVE-2017-5696 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Intel Graphics Driver, published on 18 Jan 2018. 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
Untrusted search path in Intel Graphics Driver 15.40.x.x, 15.45.x.x, and 21.20.x.x allows unprivileged user to elevate privileges via local access.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5696?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Graphics Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5696?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5696 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2017-5696 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5696 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel Graphics Driver
- CVE-2018-12214 Memory corruption in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows
- CVE-2018-12216 Code injection in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows
- CVE-2018-12220 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows
- CVE-2020-0504 Memory corruption in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers
- CVE-2020-0508 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p5gp-pfc7-q5g2.