Denial of service in Intel Driver and Support Assistant

1) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU27008

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0568

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition. A local user can exploit the race and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Intel Driver and Support Assistant: before 20.1.5

External links

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00344.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.