Multiple vulnerabilities in Intel Battery Life Diagnostic Tool



Published: 2023-02-27
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
CVE-ID CVE-2022-36278
CVE-2022-34153
CVE-2022-36398
CWE-ID CWE-691
CWE-665
CWE-426
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Intel Battery Life Diagnostic Tool
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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Insufficient Control Flow Management

EUVDB-ID: #VU72602

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36278

CWE-ID: CWE-691 - Insufficient Control Flow Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient control flow management, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Intel Battery Life Diagnostic Tool: before 2.2.0

External links

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00726.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.

2) Improper Initialization

EUVDB-ID: #VU72603

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-34153

CWE-ID: CWE-665 - Improper Initialization

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper initialization. A local user can run a specially crafted application to execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Intel Battery Life Diagnostic Tool: before 2.2.0

External links

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00726.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.

3) Untrusted search path

EUVDB-ID: #VU72604

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36398

CWE-ID: CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled search path, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Intel Battery Life Diagnostic Tool: before 2.2.0

External links

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00726.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.



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