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                             CERT-Renater

                 Note d'Information No. 2020/VULN022
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DATE                : 15/01/2020

HARDWARE PLATFORM(S): Intel®.

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): Systems running Intel® VTune™ Amplifier versions
                             prior to update 8.

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https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00325.html
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Intel® VTune™ Amplifier for Windows* Advisory
Intel ID:                INTEL-SA-00325
Advisory Category:       Software
Impact of vulnerability: Escalation of Privilege
Severity rating:         HIGH
Original release:        01/14/2020
Last revised:            01/14/2020


Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in Intel® VTune™ Amplifier for
Windows* may allow escalation of privilege.  Intel is releasing software
updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.


Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2019-14613

Description: Improper access control in driver for Intel(R) VTune(TM)
Amplifier for Windows*  before update 8 may allow an authenticated user
to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 8.2 High

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H


Affected Products:

Intel® VTune™ Amplifier for Windows* before update 8.


Recommendation:

Intel recommends updating Intel® VTune™ Amplifier for Windows* to update
8 or later.

Updates are available for download at this location:

https://software.intel.com/en-us/vtune/choose-download


Acknowledgements:

This issue was found internally by Intel.

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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