CVE-2018-7884

An issue was discovered in DisplayLink Core Software Cleaner Application 8.2.1956. When the drivers are updated to a newer version, the product launches a process as SYSTEM to uninstall the old version: cl_1956.exe is run as SYSTEM on the %systemroot%\Temp folder, where any user can write a DLL (e.g., version.dll) to perform DLL Hijacking and elevate privileges to SYSTEM.
References
Link Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jun/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:displaylink:core_software_cleaner:8.2.1956:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2018-06-05 14:29

Updated : 2018-08-01 09:11


NVD link : CVE-2018-7884

Mitre link : CVE-2018-7884


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CWE
CWE-426

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Products Affected

displaylink

  • core_software_cleaner