CVE-2024-7834

Published Sep 4, 2024

Last updated 2 months ago

Overview

Description: A local privilege escalation is caused by Overwolf loading and executing certain dynamic link library files from a user-writeable folder in SYSTEM context on launch. This allows an attacker with unprivileged access to the system to run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by placing a malicious .dll file in the respective location.
Source: a341c0d1-ebf7-493f-a84e-38cf86618674
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 1.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-427
a341c0d1-ebf7-493f-a84e-38cf86618674: CWE-427

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

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  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:overwolf:overwolf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "CA50C3FD-7195-4480-B383-1340702378BF",
            "versionEndExcluding": "250.1.1"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References