CVE-2015-8300 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Polycom BToE Connector before 3.0.0 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for "Program Files (x86)\polycom\polycom btoe connector\plcmbtoesrv.exe," which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.

Published: 2017-08-28

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:polycom:btoe_connector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-8188	Polycom BToE Connector before 3.0.0 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for "Program Files (x86)\polycom\polycom btoe connector\plcmbtoesrv.exe," which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00041.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134523/Polycom-BTOE-Connector-2.3.0-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/88
https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2015/Polycom_20150513

History

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Subscriptions

Polycom Btoe Connector

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-08-28T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:13:32.050Z

Reserved: 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8300

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-28T21:29:00.200

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2015-8300

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-275

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