Out-of-bounds read in Intel products - CVE-2020-12380
Published: February 10, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50587
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12380
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Intel
Affected software:
Intel Server System R1000WF
Intel Server System R2000WF
Intel Server Board S2600WF
Intel Server Board S2600ST
Intel Compute Module HNS2600BP
Intel Server Board S2600BP
Intel Server System R1000WF
Intel Server System R2000WF
Intel Server Board S2600WF
Intel Server Board S2600ST
Intel Compute Module HNS2600BP
Intel Server Board S2600BP
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the BMC firmware for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 2.47. A local user can trigger out-of-bounds read error and escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-12380
Install updates from vendor's website.