#VU7321 Privilege escalation in Dell Protected Workspace and Invicea-X - CVE-2016-9038

Vulnerability identifier: #VU7321

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [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-2016-9038

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Dell Protected Workspace
Client/Desktop applications / Antivirus software/Personal firewalls
Invicea-X
Client/Desktop applications / Antivirus software/Personal firewalls

Vendor: Dell
Invicea

Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to double fetch race condition in the SboxDrv.sys driver functionality. A local attacker can send specially crafted data to the \Device\SandboxDriverApi device driver, trigger kernel memory corruption and gain system privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official patch addressing the vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Dell Protected Workspace: 6.1.3-24058

Invicea-X: 6.1.3-24058

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External links
https://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0256

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.