CVE-2015-7724
AMD fglrx-driver before 15.9 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack. NOTE:...
AMD fglrx-driver before 15.9 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack. NOTE: This vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-7723.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
AMD fglrx-driver before 15.9 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack. NOTE: This vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-7723.
- Record
CVE-2015-7724- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
AMD fglrx-driver before 15.9 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack. NOTE: This vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-7723.
- Record
CVE-2015-7724- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-7624 No score
AMD fglrx-driver before 15.9 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack. NOTE: This vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-7723.
- Record
EUVD-2015-7624- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-79pv-jchp-q27m
AMD fglrx-driver before 15.9 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack. NOTE:...
AMD fglrx-driver before 15.9 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack. NOTE: This vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-7723.
- Record
GHSA-79pv-jchp-q27m- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-7724 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Amd Fglrx-driver, published June 7, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.57%, the 47th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
packetstormsecurity.com/files/134120/AMD-fglrx-driver-15.7-Privilege-Escalation.html
portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2015-7724
securityfocus.com/archive/1/536782/100/0/threaded
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/103
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7724
github.com/advisories/GHSA-79pv-jchp-q27m