An issue was discovered in DisplayLink Core Software Cleaner Application 8.2.1956. When the drivers are updated to a newer version, the product launches a process as SYSTEM to uninstall the old version: cl_1956.exe is run as SYSTEM on the %systemroot%\Temp folder, where any user can write a DLL (e.g., version.dll) to perform DLL Hijacking and elevate privileges to SYSTEM.
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Advisories
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EUVD |
EUVD-2018-19596 | An issue was discovered in DisplayLink Core Software Cleaner Application 8.2.1956. When the drivers are updated to a newer version, the product launches a process as SYSTEM to uninstall the old version: cl_1956.exe is run as SYSTEM on the %systemroot%\Temp folder, where any user can write a DLL (e.g., version.dll) to perform DLL Hijacking and elevate privileges to SYSTEM. |
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Solution
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Workaround
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References
| Link | Providers |
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| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jun/1 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T06:37:59.623Z
Reserved: 2018-03-08T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-7884
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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-06-05T21:29:01.057
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:12:55.530
Link: CVE-2018-7884
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD