CVE-2017-17556

CVSS V2 Low 3.6 CVSS V3 Medium 5.1

Description

A debug tool in Synaptics TouchPad drivers allows local users with administrative access to obtain sensitive information about keyboard scan codes by modifying registry keys.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2017-17556

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2017-12-15T19:29:00

Last Modified Date
2018-01-05T15:50:42

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-200	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:hp:synaptics_touchpad_driver:-:::::::*	1	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

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

Access Vector
LOCAL

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
PARTIAL

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
3.6

Severity
LOW

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
4.9

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.0

Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
HIGH

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
5.1

Base Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
0.8

Impact Score
4.2

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://zwclose.github.io/HP-keylogger/	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.synaptics.com/company/blog/touchpad-security-brief	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05827409	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17556
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-17556

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 18:51:24				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 00:05:53	2017-12-15T19:29Z	2017-12-15T19:29:00	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-03 00:05:53		2018-01-05T15:50:42	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-03 00:05:53		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated