Intel Parallel Studio XE prior 2019 Gold Permission access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Intel Parallel Studio XE. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Permission. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-3704. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Intel Parallel Studio XE and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Permission. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper directory permissions in the installer for the Intel Parallel Studio before 2019 Gold may allow authenticated users to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

The bug was discovered 12/11/2018. The weakness was published 12/14/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at intel.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-3704 since 12/28/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 2019 Gold eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Parallel Studio XE 2019 Gold

Timelineinfo

12/28/2017 🔍
12/11/2018 +348 days 🔍
12/13/2018 +2 days 🔍
12/14/2018 +1 days 🔍
12/14/2018 +0 days 🔍
04/21/2020 +494 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-3704 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-3704
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-127975

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2018 07:35
Updated: 04/21/2020 07:12
Changes: 12/14/2018 07:35 (58), 04/21/2020 07:12 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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