VDB-131792 · CVE-2019-0129 · GCVE-0-2019-0129

Intel USB 3.0 Creator Utility access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Intel USB 3.0 Creator Utility. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-0129. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel USB 3.0 Creator Utility (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper permissions for Intel(R) USB 3.0 Creator Utility all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

The bug was discovered 03/12/2019. The weakness was disclosed 03/14/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at intel.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-0129 since 11/13/2018. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/16/2020). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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.

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

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Productinfo

Vendor

Intel

Name

USB 3.0 Creator Utility

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.intel.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

11/13/2018 🔍
03/12/2019 +119 days 🔍
03/14/2019 +2 days 🔍
03/15/2019 +1 days 🔍
05/16/2020 +428 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2019-0129 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-0129
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-131792

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2019 09:09
Updated: 05/16/2020 21:33
Changes: 03/15/2019 09:09 (53), 05/16/2020 21:33 (2)
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