CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-1197

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in the SafeDisc driver (secdrv.sys) involves installing the service with insecure permissions, allowing a local user to change the configuration to reference a malicious program and escalate privileges.

Risk Assessment

The organization faces the risk of privilege escalation by a local user, who could gain access to system resources or execute code in kernel context, potentially leading to full system compromise.

Recommendation

Update the SafeDisc driver to the latest version or apply appropriate security patches, and restrict permissions for the secdrv.sys service through proper security policies.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

SafeDisc installs the driver service for the secdrv.sys driver with insecure permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by changing the configuration to reference a malicious program.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS