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                             CERT-Renater

                 Note d'Information No. 2020/VULN019
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DATE                : 15/01/2020

HARDWARE PLATFORM(S): Intel®.

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): Intel® Chipset Device Software INF Utility version
                                   prior to 10.1.18.

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https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00306.html
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Intel® Chipset Device Software Advisory
Intel ID:                INTEL-SA-00306
Advisory Category:       Software
Impact of vulnerability: Denial of Service
Severity rating:         MEDIUM
Original release:        01/14/2020
Last revised:            01/14/2020


Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in Intel® Chipset Device Software INF
Utility may allow information disclosure.  Intel is releasing software
updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.


Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2019-14596

Description: Improper access control in the installer for Intel(R)
Chipset Device Software INF Utility before version 10.1.18 may allow
an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local
access.

CVSS Base Score: 5.9 Medium

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


Affected Products:

Intel® Chipset Device Software INF Utility before version 10.1.18
Recommendations:

Intel recommends that users of Intel® Chipset Device Software INF
Utility update to version 10.1.18 or later.

Updates are available for download at this location:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/29227/Chipset-INF-Utility


Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank Eran Shimony 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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