CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-8360
5.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-05-12
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 2.1 LOW — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200
Description
Conexant Systems mictray64 task, as used on HP Elite, EliteBook, ProBook, and ZBook systems, leaks sensitive data (keystrokes) to any process. In mictray64.exe (mic tray icon) 1.0.0.46, a LowLevelKeyboardProc Windows hook is used to capture keystrokes. This data is leaked via unintended channels: debug messages accessible to any process that is running in the current user session, and filesystem access to C:\Users\Public\MicTray.log by any process.
Affected configurations
• conexant mictray64 (<= 1.0.0.46)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038527 www.securitytracker.com
- https://www.modzero.ch/advisories/MZ-17-01-Conexant-Keylogger.txt Exploit, Mitigation, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.modzero.ch/modlog/archives/2017/05/11/en_keylogger_in_hewlett-packard_audio_driver/index.html Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038527 www.securitytracker.com
- https://www.modzero.ch/advisories/MZ-17-01-Conexant-Keylogger.txt Exploit, Mitigation, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.modzero.ch/modlog/archives/2017/05/11/en_keylogger_in_hewlett-packard_audio_driver/index.html Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory