CVE-2017-7293
The Dolby DAX2 and DAX3 API services are vulnerable to a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows a normal user to get arbitrary system privileges, because these services have .NET code for DCOM.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.63%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Dolby DAX2 and DAX3 API services are vulnerable to a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows a normal user to get arbitrary system privileges, because these services have .NET code for DCOM. This affects Dolby Audio X2 (DAX2) 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, and 1.4.4 and Dolby Audio X3 (DAX3) 1.0 and 1.1. An example affected driver is Realtek Audio Driver 6.0.1.7898 on a Lenovo P50.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.63% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Affected
- dolby/dolby audio x2 · dolby/dolby audio x3
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1075Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41933/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1075Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41933/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.