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CVE-2018-7884
Published: Jun 5, 2018
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
20180601 DisplayLink Installer 8.2.1956 DLL Hijack to privilege escalation CVE-2018-7884
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