Denial of service in Intel XTU

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU50653

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-24480

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A local administrator can trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU): before 6.5.3.25

External links

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00450.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.