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                             CERT-Renater

                 Note d'Information No. 2020/VULN018
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DATE                : 15/01/2020

HARDWARE PLATFORM(S): INTEL.

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): Windows running Intel® SNMP Subagent Stand-Alone
                                       for Windows*.

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https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00300.html
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Intel® SNMP Subagent Stand-Alone Advisory for Windows*
Intel ID:                INTEL-SA-00300
Advisory Category:       Software
Impact of vulnerability: Escalation of Privilege
Severity rating:         MEDIUM
Original release:        01/14/2020
Last revised:            01/14/2020


Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in Intel® SNMP Subagent Stand-Alone
for Windows* may allow an escalation of privilege.  Intel is not
releasing updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability and has
issued a Product Discontinuation Notice for Intel® SNMP Subagent
Stand-Alone for Windows*.


Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2019-14600

Description: Uncontrolled search path element in the installer for
Intel(R) SNMP Subagent Stand-Alone for Windows* may allow an
authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via
local access.

CVSS Base Score: 6.5 Medium

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:

Intel® SNMP Subagent Stand-Alone Advisory for Windows* all versions.


Recommendations:

Intel has issued a Product Discontinuation notice for Intel® SNMP
Subagent Stand-Alone for Windows* and recommends that users of the
Intel® SNMP Subagent Stand-Alone for Windows* uninstall it or
discontinue use at their earliest convenience.


Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank Marius Gabriel Mihai for reporting this issue.

Intel, and nearly the entire technology industry, follows a disclosure
practice called Coordinated Disclosure, under which a cybersecurity
vulnerability is generally publicly disclosed only after mitigations are
available.


Revision History

Revision        Date            Description
1.0             01/14/2020      Initial Release


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