Intel Ethernet Tools and Driver Install Software insecure inherited permissions

CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.2 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Intel Ethernet Tools and Driver Install Software (Hardware Driver Software) (version now known). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insecure inherited permissions vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-277. A product defines a set of insecure permissions that are inherited by objects that are created by the program. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Insecure inherited permissions in some Intel(R) Ethernet tools and driver install software may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
The weakness was released 02/14/2024 as intel-sa-00993. It is possible to read the advisory at intel.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-33870 since 08/09/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/25/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2
VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 6.7
CNA Vector (Intel Corporation): 🔒
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Insecure inherited permissionsCWE: CWE-277 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
08/09/2023 CVE reserved02/14/2024 Advisory disclosed
02/14/2024 VulDB entry created
10/25/2024 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: intel.comAdvisory: intel-sa-00993
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2023-33870 (🔒)
Entry
Created: 02/14/2024 03:28 PMUpdated: 10/25/2024 04:09 PM
Changes: 02/14/2024 03:28 PM (46), 03/06/2024 12:57 PM (1), 10/25/2024 04:09 PM (26)
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