#VU46550 Out-of-bounds read in Intel products - CVE-2020-8672
Published: September 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46550
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8672
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
8th Generation Intel Core Processors
10th Generation Intel Core Processors
Intel® Celeron® Processor 5000 Series
Intel Celeron Processor 4000 Series
9th Generation Intel Core Processors
8th Generation Intel Core Processors
10th Generation Intel Core Processors
Intel® Celeron® Processor 5000 Series
Intel Celeron Processor 4000 Series
9th Generation Intel Core Processors
Software vendor:
Intel
Intel
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in in BIOS firmware for 8th, 9th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM), Intel(R) Celeron(R) Processor 4000 Series Processors. A local user can trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Intel recommends that users of above Intel® products update to the latest BIOS version provided by the system manufacturer that addresses these issues.