Buffer overflow in Intel products - CVE-2020-8683
Published: August 13, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45680
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8683
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 boundary error in system driver for some Intel Graphics Drivers. A local user can trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Affected software
6th Generation Intel Core Processors
7th Generation Intel Core Processors
8th Generation Intel Core Processors
3rd Generation Intel Core Processors
4th generation Intel Core processors
5th generation Intel Core processors
10th Generation Intel Core Processors
9th Generation Intel Core Processors
7th Generation Intel Core Processors
8th Generation Intel Core Processors
3rd Generation Intel Core Processors
4th generation Intel Core processors
5th generation Intel Core processors
10th Generation Intel Core Processors
9th Generation Intel Core Processors
How to mitigate CVE-2020-8683
Install updates from vendor's website.
6th Generation Intel Core Processors - update to 15.33.50.5129
7th Generation Intel Core Processors - update to 15.33.50.5129
8th Generation Intel Core Processors - update to 15.33.50.5129
3rd Generation Intel Core Processors - update to 15.33.50.5129
4th generation Intel Core processors - update to 15.33.50.5129
5th generation Intel Core processors - update to 15.33.50.5129
9th Generation Intel Core Processors - update to 15.33.50.5129
10th Generation Intel Core Processors - update to 15.33.50.5129
7th Generation Intel Core Processors - update to 15.33.50.5129
8th Generation Intel Core Processors - update to 15.33.50.5129
3rd Generation Intel Core Processors - update to 15.33.50.5129
4th generation Intel Core processors - update to 15.33.50.5129
5th generation Intel Core processors - update to 15.33.50.5129
9th Generation Intel Core Processors - update to 15.33.50.5129
10th Generation Intel Core Processors - update to 15.33.50.5129