SB2019091167 - Privilege escalation in Micro-Star MSI Afterburner



SB2019091167 - Privilege escalation in Micro-Star MSI Afterburner

Published: September 11, 2019 Updated: December 27, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2019091167
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Exposed dangerous method or function (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16098)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to presence of insecure methods within the Micro-Star MSI Afterburner driver (RTCore64.sys and RTCore32.sys files). A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.