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
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http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jun/1 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2018-06-05 14:29
Updated : 2018-08-01 09:11
NVD link : CVE-2018-7884
Mitre link : CVE-2018-7884
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-426
Untrusted Search Path
Products Affected
displaylink
- core_software_cleaner