CVE-2015-5199 is a directory traversal vulnerability in the dlopen function of libvdpau versions prior to 1.1.1, affecting Canonical Ubuntu Linux and libvdpau. A local attacker can exploit this by manipulating the VDPAU_DRIVER environment variable to gain elevated privileges, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its low attack complexity and local attack vector. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed on CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
15.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libvdpau_project:libvdpau:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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