CVE-2007-4315

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Published Aug 13, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The AMD ATI atidsmxx.sys 3.0.502.0 driver on Windows Vista allows local users to bypass the driver signing policy, write to arbitrary kernel memory locations, and thereby gain privileges via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by "Purple Pill".

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:amd:catalyst_driver::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ati:catalyst_driver::::::::

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-4298	The AMD ATI atidsmxx.sys 3.0.502.0 driver on Windows Vista allows local users to bypass the driver signing policy, write to arbitrary kernel memory locations, and thereby gain privileges via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by "Purple Pill".

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.295% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=427
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=438
http://secunia.com/advisories/26448
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25265

History

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Subscriptions

Amd Catalyst Driver

Ati Catalyst Driver

Microsoft Windows Vista

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 2:53 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 13, 2007, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 2:53 PM
Reserved: Aug 13, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:43 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 13, 2007, 9:17 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:43 PM

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