CVE-2015-5199
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 43rd percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
- Libvdpau Project LibvdpauAffected: ≤ 1.1.0Upgrade to: after 1.1.0Stated by: NVD
- Canonical Ltd. UbuntuAffected: 14.04 LTSUpgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
- Free Software Foundation, Inc. libvdpauAffected: до 1.1.1Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in
What it is
From the CVE record
Directory traversal vulnerability in dlopen in libvdpau before 1.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via the VDPAU_DRIVER environment variable.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 43rd percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
6 events over 3943 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- OpenVAS check added
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
Technical detail
CVSS 2.0 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Scored 7.2 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Access Vector LocalRequires local access
- Access Complexity LowNo special conditions required
- Authentication NoneNo authentication required
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality CompleteAll information is disclosed
- Integrity CompleteAll data can be modified
- Availability CompleteTotal shutdown of the affected resource
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253826
- ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2729-1
- lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2015-August/002630.html
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