Incorrect default permissions in Portrait Display SDK - CVE-2017-3210
Published: April 25, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6386
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3210
CWE-ID: CWE-276
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Portrait Displays, Inc.
Affected software:
Portrait Display SDK
Portrait Display SDK
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to elevate his privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to Portrait Displays SDK is installed with world-writable permissions and runs the component pdiservice.exe under context of NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM. A local user can overwrite the affected file and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability maty allow a local user to escalate privileges and compromise affected system.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-3210
Install update from vendor's website.