Security News > 2017 > May > HP pushes out fix for keylogging audio driver in its laptops (Help Net Security)
2017-05-12 15:12
Swiss security consultancy Modzero revealed on Thursday that a number of HP laptops contain an audio driver that logs users’ keystrokes and stores them in an unencrypted file on the local system. After repeatedly failing to get concrete answers from both HP and Conexant Systems (the audio driver’s vendor), they went public with the flaw (CVE-2017-8360). The vulnerability The vulnerability does not seem intentional – the real goal of the Conexant HD Audio Driver is … More →
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-12 | CVE-2017-8360 | Information Exposure vulnerability in Conexant Mictray64 1.0.0.46 Conexant Systems mictray64 task, as used on HP Elite, EliteBook, ProBook, and ZBook systems, leaks sensitive data (keystrokes) to any process. | 5.5 |