Vulnerability in Dell

CVE-2017-2802

An exploitable dll hijacking vulnerability exists in the poaService.exe service component of the Dell Precision Optimizer software version 3.5.5.0. A specifically named malicious dll file located in one of directories pointed to by the PATH environment variable will lead to privilege escalation. An attacker with local access to vulnerable system can exploit this vulnerability.

EPSS: 0.012 (64.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

  • Dell — versions Precision Tower 5810 with nvidia graphic cards. PPO Policy Processing Engine - FileVersion : 3.5.5.0 ati.dll ( PPO Monitoring Plugin ) - FileVersion : 3.5.5.0
  • Dell Precision_optimizer — versions 3.5.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2802?
CVE-2017-2802 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2017-2802?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.