CVE-2008-1931

Public Exploit

Description

Realtek HD Audio Codec Drivers RTKVHDA.sys and RTKVHDA64.sys before 6.0.1.5605 on Windows Vista allow local users to create, write, and read registry keys via a crafted IOCTL request.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/29953 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491249/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1350/references vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41976 vdb entry
http://www.wintercore.com/advisories/advisory_W010408.html exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28909 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1931?
CVE-2008-1931 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1931?
To fix CVE-2008-1931, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1931 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1931 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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