ATI Catalyst Dynamic Driver (atidsmxx.sys) Local Privilege Escalation

medium Nessus Plugin ID 25931

Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains an application that is prone to a local privilege escalation attack.

Description

The version of the ATI Catalyst Software Suite installed on the remote Windows Vista host reportedly allows a local user to load unsigned drivers into the kernel and thereby gain administrative control of the affected host.

Solution

Upgrade to ATI's Catalyst Software Suite 7.8 or later.

See Also

http://bluepillproject.org/1320/

https://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/?p=438

http://www.nessus.org/u?197bebdf

http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/vista32/common-vista32.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 25931

File Name: ati_catalyst_driver_local_priv_escalation.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/24/2007

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, Host/OS/smb

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4315

BID: 25265