CVE-2024-29216

MEDIUM

Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522)

2024-03-25 vultures@jpcert.or.jp

Information Disclosure

6.1

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: jpcert

Severity by source

Vendor (jpcert) PRIMARY

6.1 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from Vendor (jpcert) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: jpcert

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Mar 25, 2024 - 07:15 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionCVE.org

Exposed IOCTL with insufficient access control issue exists in cg6kwin2k.sys prior to 2.1.7.0. By sending a specific IOCTL request, a user without the administrator privilege may perform I/O to arbitrary hardware port or physical address, resulting in erasing or altering the firmware.

AnalysisAI

Exposed IOCTL with insufficient access control issue exists in cg6kwin2k.sys prior to 2.1.7.0. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522), which allows attackers to obtain user credentials due to weak protection mechanisms. Exposed IOCTL with insufficient access control issue exists in cg6kwin2k.sys prior to 2.1.7.0. By sending a specific IOCTL request, a user without the administrator privilege may perform I/O to arbitrary hardware port or physical address, resulting in erasing or altering the firmware. Version information: prior to 2.1.7.0..

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Hash passwords with strong algorithms (bcrypt, argon2), encrypt credentials in transit and at rest, never log credentials.