Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Asus Precision TouchPad - CVE-2019-10709
Published: September 6, 2019 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20910
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Asus
Affected software:
Asus Precision TouchPad
Asus Precision TouchPad
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-10709
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.