#VU33816 Input validation error - CVE-2015-5200

Vulnerability identifier: #VU33816

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5200

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to #BASIC_IMPACT#.

The trace functionality in libvdpau before 1.1.1, when used in a setuid or setgid application, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

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=1253827

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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