CVE-2017-7293

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.92% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory chromium.org Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41933/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1075 issue tracking third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-7293?
CVE-2017-7293 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-7293?
To fix CVE-2017-7293, 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-2017-7293 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-7293 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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