Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Asus Precision TouchPad



| Updated: 2019-09-06
Risk Critical
Patch available NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-10709
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
 Asus Precision TouchPad
Hardware solutions / Firmware

Vendor Asus

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one critical risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU20910

Risk: Critical

CVSSv4.0: 8.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Red]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10709

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the "AsusPTPFilter.sys" driver has a Pool Overflow associated with the \\.\AsusTP device. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service attack or potentially privilege escalation via a crafted "DeviceIoControl" call.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Asus Precision TouchPad: 11.0.0.25

CPE2.3 External links

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154259/Asus-Precision-TouchPad-11.0.0.25-Denial-Of-Service-Privilege-Escalation.html
https://blog.telspace.co.za/2019/08/tsa-2019-001-asus-precision-touchpad.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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