#VU33079 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls - CVE-2015-5198

Vulnerability identifier: #VU33079

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5198

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

libvdpau before 1.1.1, when used in a setuid or setgid application, allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, related to the VDPAU_DRIVER_PATH environment variable.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

External links
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170637.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165546.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167469.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00012.html
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2015-August/002630.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3355
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76636
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2729-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253824

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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.