CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-1484

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Genius VideoCAM NB driver does not drop privileges when saving files, allowing local users to gain privileges by opening arbitrary files via the 'Save As' dialog.

Risk Assessment

A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive system files or other resources, potentially leading to privilege escalation and full system compromise.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Genius VideoCAM NB driver to the latest available version that fixes this vulnerability, or apply temporary mitigations to restrict local user privileges.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Genius VideoCAM NB Driver does not drop privileges when saving files, which allows local users to gain privileges by opening arbitrary files via the "save as" dialog.

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