CVE-2015-1496

Motorola Scanner SDK ScannerService.exe Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.2

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Motorola Scanner SDK uses weak permissions for (1) CoreScanner.exe, (2) rsmdriverproviderservice.exe, and (3) ScannerService.exe, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Motorola Scanner SDK utiliza permisos débiles para (1) CoreScanner.exe, (2) rsmdriverproviderservice.exe, y (3) ScannerService.exe, lo que permite a usuarios locales ganar privilegios a través de vectores no especificados.

This vulnerability allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on vulnerable installations of Motorola Scanner SDK. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the file permissions (ACLs) on an installed directory. ScannerService.exe is vulnerable to tampering by all users. A local attacker can leverage this vulnerability to raise privileges and execute code under the context of SYSTEM.

*Credits: kernelsmith - Zero Day Initiative

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 7.2

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-02-05 CVE Reserved
2015-02-10 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-12 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-035	X_refsource_misc
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-036	X_refsource_misc
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-037	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://portal.motorolasolutions.com/Support/US-EN/Resolution?solutionId=87666	2015-02-17

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Motorola Search vendor "Motorola"		Motorola Scanner Sdk Search vendor "Motorola" for product "Motorola Scanner Sdk"				-		-		Affected