7.3
HIGH
CVE-2022-34405
Realtek Audio Driver Privilege Escalation
Description

An improper access control vulnerability was identified in the Realtek audio driver. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by waiting for an administrator to launch the application and attach to the process to elevate privileges on the system.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 26, 2023, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:09 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-34405 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Dell realtek_high_definition_audio_driver
2 Dell alienware_m15_r6
3 Dell g15_5510
4 Dell g15_5511
5 Dell g3_3500
6 Dell g5_5000
7 Dell g5_5090
8 Dell g5_5500
9 Dell g7_7500
10 Dell g7_7700
11 Dell alienware_area_51m_r2
12 Dell alienware_aurora_r11
13 Dell alienware_aurora_r12
14 Dell alienware_aurora_r13
15 Dell alienware_m15_r3
16 Dell alienware_m15_r4
17 Dell alienware_m17_r3
18 Dell alienware_m17_r4
19 Dell alienware_x15_r1
20 Dell alienware_x17_r1
21 Dell alienware_aurora_r10
22 Dell g15_5515
23 Dell alienware_m15_ryzen_edition_r5
24 Dell g5_5590
25 Dell g7_7590
26 Dell g7_7790
27 Dell g3_3590
28 Dell alienware_area_51m_r1
29 Dell alienware_aurora_r8
30 Dell alienware_aurora_r9
31 Dell alienware_m15_r1
32 Dell alienware_m15_r2
33 Dell alienware_m17_r1
34 Dell alienware_m17_r2
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 34
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-34405.

URL Resource
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000205721/dsa-2022-316-dell-client-security-update-for-a-realtek-high-definition-audio-driver-vulnerability Vendor Advisory
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000205721/dsa-2022-316-dell-client-security-update-for-a-realtek-high-definition-audio-driver-vulnerability Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-34405 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-34405 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000205721/dsa-2022-316-dell-client-security-update-for-a-realtek-high-definition-audio-driver-vulnerability
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An improper access control vulnerability was identified in the Realtek audio driver. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by waiting for an administrator to launch the application and attach to the process to elevate privileges on the system. An improper access control vulnerability was identified in the Realtek audio driver. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by waiting for an administrator to launch the application and attach to the process to elevate privileges on the system.
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-668
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000205721/dsa-2022-316-dell-client-security-update-for-a-realtek-high-definition-audio-driver-vulnerability No Types Assigned https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000205721/dsa-2022-316-dell-client-security-update-for-a-realtek-high-definition-audio-driver-vulnerability Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-668
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:dell:realtek_high_definition_audio_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.0.9433.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_m15_ryzen_edition_r5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:g15_5515:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:dell:realtek_high_definition_audio_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.0.9400.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_m15_r6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:g15_5510:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:g15_5511:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:dell:realtek_high_definition_audio_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.0.9394.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_area_51m_r1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_area_51m_r2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_aurora_r10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_aurora_r11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_aurora_r12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_aurora_r8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_aurora_r9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_m15_r1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_m15_r2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_m15_r3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_m15_r4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_m17_r1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_m17_r2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_m17_r3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_m17_r4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:g5_5000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:g5_5090:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:g5_5590:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:g7_7590:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:g7_7790:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:dell:realtek_high_definition_audio_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.0.9407.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:g7_7500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:g7_7700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:dell:realtek_high_definition_audio_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.0.9388.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_aurora_r13:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_x15_r1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_x17_r1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:dell:realtek_high_definition_audio_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.0.9254.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:g3_3590:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:dell:realtek_high_definition_audio_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.0.9422.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:g3_3500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:dell:g5_5500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-34405 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-34405 weaknesses.

CAPEC-1: Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs CAPEC-5: Blue Boxing Blue Boxing CAPEC-13: Subverting Environment Variable Values Subverting Environment Variable Values CAPEC-17: Using Malicious Files Using Malicious Files CAPEC-39: Manipulating Opaque Client-based Data Tokens Manipulating Opaque Client-based Data Tokens CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-51: Poison Web Service Registry Poison Web Service Registry CAPEC-59: Session Credential Falsification through Prediction Session Credential Falsification through Prediction CAPEC-60: Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) CAPEC-76: Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls CAPEC-77: Manipulating User-Controlled Variables Manipulating User-Controlled Variables CAPEC-87: Forceful Browsing Forceful Browsing CAPEC-104: Cross Zone Scripting Cross Zone Scripting CAPEC-127: Directory Indexing Directory Indexing CAPEC-402: Bypassing ATA Password Security Bypassing ATA Password Security CAPEC-647: Collect Data from Registries Collect Data from Registries CAPEC-668: Key Negotiation of Bluetooth Attack (KNOB) Key Negotiation of Bluetooth Attack (KNOB)
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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