SB2021111010 - Privilege escalation in Intel Safestring Library



SB2021111010 - Privilege escalation in Intel Safestring Library

Published: November 10, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021111010
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33106)

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.