CVE-2019-7247 Privilege escalation in n/a
A vulnerability in the AMD OverDrive driver allows arbitrary MSR writes via IOCTL, enabling local attackers to execute code in Ring-0 and escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-7247?
CVE-2019-7247 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in AODDriver2.sys in AMD OverDrive. The vulnerable driver exposes a wrmsr instruction via IOCTL 0x81112ee0 and does not properly filter the Model Specific Register (MSR). Allowing arbitrary MSR writes can lead to Ring-0 code execution and escalation of privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-7247?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Amd Overdrive.
How do I fix CVE-2019-7247?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-7247 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-7247 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7247 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3hpx-h84h-gq2r.