CERT-In Vulnerability Note
CIVN-2017-0186
HP Synaptics Touchpad driver Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Original Issue Date:December 15, 2017
Severity Rating: MEDIUM
Software Affected
- Synaptics Touchpad driver
- HP 24*, HP 25*, HP 15*, OMEN, ENVY, Pavilion, Stream, ZBook, EliteBook, ProBook series, Compaq models.
Complete list of affected models mentioned in the vendor advisory
Overview
An information disclosure vulnerability has been reported in Synaptics Touchpad driver which could allow an attacker to access sensitive information on the target system.
Description
This vulnerability exists in Synaptics Touchpad driver (SynTP.sys) due to improper handling of keyboard driver by the affected system. There is a keylogger in the keyboard driver, which could scan codes to a WPP trace. The logging was disabled by default.
An attacker with local administrative rights could exploit this vulnerability by enabling this feature, thereby gain access to sensitive information such as user credentials.
Solution
Apply appropriate updates as mentioned in the vendor advisory
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05827409
Vendor Information
HP
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05827409
References
Zwclose
https://zwclose.github.io/HP-keylogger/
Disclaimer
The information provided herein is on "as is" basis, without warranty of any kind.
Contact Information
Email: info@cert-in.org.in Phone: +91-11-24368572
Postal address
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Government of India
Electronics Niketan
6, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi - 110 003
India
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