CWE Code: 20
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Improper Input Validation
Summary: this vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on jungo windriver 12.4.0 and earlier. an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. the specific flaw exists within the processing of ioctl 0x95382673 by the windrvr1240 kernel driver. the issue lies in the failure to properly validate user-supplied data which can result in a kernel pool overflow. an attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of kernel.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2017-09-12
Last Modified Date: 2018-10-17