CVE-2024-12668 HIGH

CVE-2024-12668: Velocidex WinPmem Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability

Vendor Velocidex
Product WinPmem
Weakness CWE-787
Published December 16, 2024
Last update December 16, 2024

CVSS base score

8.2/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Velocidex WinPmem versions below 4.1 suffer from an Out of Bounds Write vulnerability. By using an IO Control, a user space program can trick the driver into writing a 0 into any chosen memory location. In conjunction with information leakage from the WinPmem driver, attackers can discover the location in memory for the g_CiOptions global symbol. This can be leveraged to disable signed driver enforcement on the target system - allowing attackers to load unsigned drivers.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 16, 2024 CVE published
December 16, 2024 Record updated