CVE-2024-2207
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedPotential vulnerabilities have been identified in the audio package for certain HP PC products using the Sound Research SECOMN64 driver, which might allow escalation of privilege. Sound Research has released driver updates to mitigate the potential vulnerabilities.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceVulnerability in the Sound Research SECOMN64 audio driver used in certain HP PC products could allow an attacker to escalate privileges. The specific vulnerability type and exploitation details are not disclosed in the available information. The flaw exists in the audio driver component and could be exploited locally or potentially via malicious audio-related inputs.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the SECOMN64 audio driver on the systemSearch for the SECOMN64 driver file. On Windows, open Device Manager and expand 'Sound, video and game controllers' to look for the Sound Research SECOMN64 device, or search for 'SECOMN64' or 'secomn64' in the Windows\System32\drivers folder and Program Files directories.Affected if The SECOMN64 driver is present on the system
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Identify the installed driver versionRight-click the SECOMN64 device in Device Manager, select Properties, go to the Driver tab, and note the Driver Version. Alternatively, run 'driverquery /v | findstr -i secomn64' or use PowerShell 'Get-WmiObject Win32_PnPSignedDriver | Where-Object {$_.DeviceName -like "*SECOMN64*"} | Select-Object DeviceName, DriverVersion, DriverDate'Affected if The driver version cannot be determined or is older than the patched version
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Check if the audio driver service is runningOpen Services (services.msc) and look for any Sound Research or SECOMN64-related service, or run 'sc query type= service state= all' and filter for SECOMN64 entries. Also check Device Manager to see if the device is enabled.Affected if The SECOMN64 audio device is enabled and the driver is loaded
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Verify the system is an affected HP productRun 'systeminfo' or 'msinfo32' to confirm the system manufacturer is HP. Check HP support documentation for your specific model to see if it ships with the SECOMN64 audio driver. HP model numbers can be found via 'wmic computersystem get manufacturer,model'Affected if The system is an HP PC that includes the SECOMN64 driver
The system is affected if it is an HP PC with the Sound Research SECOMN64 audio driver installed and the driver version is older than the patched version released by Sound Research.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the driver updates released by Sound Research for the SECOMN64 driver. Identify affected HP products in the environment and deploy the patched driver version through standard patch management processes.
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