CVE-2023-4936 (GCVE-0-2023-4936)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-10-11 17:00
Modified
2024-09-18 18:42
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Summary
It is possible to sideload a compromised DLL during the installation at elevated privilege.
References
PSIRT@synaptics.comhttps://www.synaptics.com/Product
PSIRT@synaptics.comhttps://www.synaptics.com/products/displaylink-graphics/downloads/windowsProduct
PSIRT@synaptics.comhttps://www.synaptics.com/sites/default/files/nr-154525-tc-synaptics_displaylink_windows_driver_security_brief_-_oct2023.pdfVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.synaptics.com/Product
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.synaptics.com/products/displaylink-graphics/downloads/windowsProduct
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.synaptics.com/sites/default/files/nr-154525-tc-synaptics_displaylink_windows_driver_security_brief_-_oct2023.pdfVendor Advisory
Impacted products
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