Intel Server Board S2600BP/S2600ST/S2600WF BIOS Firmware initialization

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A vulnerability has been found in Intel Server Board S2600BP/S2600ST/S2600WF (Forum Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component BIOS Firmware. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a initialization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-665. The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper initialization in BIOS firmware for Intel(R) Server Board Families S2600ST, S2600BP and S2600WF may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

The weakness was published 08/13/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at intel.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-12301 since 04/28/2020. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/13/2020).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Similar entries are available at 159743 and 159744.

Productinfo

Type

Forum Software

Vendor

Intel

Name

Server Board

Version

License

commercial

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Initialization
CWE: CWE-665
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

04/28/2020 🔍
08/13/2020 +107 days 🔍
08/13/2020 +0 days 🔍
11/09/2020 +88 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2020-12301 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/13/2020 12:46
Updated: 11/09/2020 06:55
Changes: 08/13/2020 12:46 (38), 08/13/2020 12:51 (18), 11/09/2020 06:55 (1)
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