CVE-2018-18537

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Published Dec 26, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The GLCKIo low-level driver in ASUS Aura Sync v1.07.22 and earlier exposes a path to write an arbitrary DWORD to an arbitrary address.

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

cpe:2.3:o:asus:aura_sync_firmware:1.07.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:asus:aura_sync:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2018-10259	The GLCKIo low-level driver in ASUS Aura Sync v1.07.22 and earlier exposes a path to write an arbitrary DWORD to an arbitrary address.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.527% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150893/ASUS-Driver-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/34
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106250
https://www.secureauth.com/labs/advisories/asus-drivers-elevation-privilege-vulnerabilities

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Asus Aura Sync Aura Sync Firmware

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:15 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 26, 2018, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:15 AM
Reserved: Oct 20, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:47 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 26, 2018, 9:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:47 AM

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