# CVE-2018-6547: plays\_service.exe in the plays.tv service before 1.27.7.0, as distributed in AMD driver-installation packages and Gaming Evolved products, c

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-04-13 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

plays_service.exe in the plays.tv service before 1.27.7.0, as distributed in AMD driver-installation packages and Gaming Evolved products, contains an HTTP message parsing function that takes a user-defined path and writes non-user controlled data as SYSTEM to the file when the extract_files parameter is used. This occurs without properly authenticating the user.

## What to do

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## References

- https://www.securifera.com/advisories/CVE-2018-6547/

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