CVE-2015-7866

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 None

Description

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the Smart Maximize Helper (nvSmartMaxApp.exe) in the Control Panel in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341.92, R352 before 354.35, and R358 before 358.87 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse application, as demonstrated by C:\Program.exe.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2015-7866

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2015-11-24T20:59:12

Last Modified Date
2019-02-13T21:23:01

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
NVD-CWE-Other	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
		AND
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver::::::::	1	OR	340	341.92
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver::::::::	1	OR	352	354.35
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver::::::::	1	OR	358	358.87
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows::::::::	0	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector
LOCAL

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE

Integrity Impact
COMPLETE

Availability Impact
COMPLETE

Base Score
7.2

Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
10

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034175	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3806/kw/security	Vendor Advisory
https://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04971867	Third Party Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7866
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7866

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 07:58:43				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 07:18:18	2015-11-24T20:59Z	2015-11-24T20:59:12	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-02 07:18:18		2019-02-13T21:23:01	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-02 07:18:18		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated