HIGH
AMD fglrx-driver before 15.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack
Published Jun 7, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.57%
Description
AMD fglrx-driver before 15.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.
Affected products
No data.
- 14.4.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.57% 0.00572
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00572
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.57% (0.00572) | 45.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.57% (0.00572) | 42.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00033) | 6.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134121/AMD-fglrx-driver-14.4.2-Privilege-Escalation.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/104 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536783/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77357 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2015-7723/ x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134121/AMD-fglrx-driver-14.4.2-Privilege-Escalation.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/104 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536783/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77357 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2015-7723/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 7, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Oct 6, 2015
Link CVE-2015-7723
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a