NULL pointer dereference in Intel Quartus Prime Pro - CVE-2019-14604
Published: December 11, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23545
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14604
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the FPGA kernel driver. A local user can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Affected software
Intel Quartus Prime Pro
How to mitigate CVE-2019-14604
Install updates from vendor's website.
Intel Quartus Prime Pro - update to 19.3