Intel Extreme Tuning Utility up to 6.4.1.20 memory corruption

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility up to 6.4.1.20. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-12149. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility up to 6.4.1.20. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in input handling in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility before 6.4.1.21 may allow an authenticated user to potentially deny service to the application via local access.

The bug was discovered 09/11/2018. The weakness was presented 09/12/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at intel.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-12149 since 06/11/2018. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 6.4.1.21 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• Intel

Name

• Extreme Tuning Utility

Version

• 6.4.1.0
• 6.4.1.1
• 6.4.1.2
• 6.4.1.3
• 6.4.1.4
• 6.4.1.5
• 6.4.1.6
• 6.4.1.7
• 6.4.1.8
• 6.4.1.9
• 6.4.1.10
• 6.4.1.11
• 6.4.1.12
• 6.4.1.13
• 6.4.1.14
• 6.4.1.15
• 6.4.1.16
• 6.4.1.17
• 6.4.1.18
• 6.4.1.19
• 6.4.1.20

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.intel.com/

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