Intel TXE up to 3.174/4.0.24 Access Control privileges management

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel TXE up to 3.174/4.0.24. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Access Control. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-0566. It is feasible to perform the attack on the physical device. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability has been found in Intel TXE up to 3.174/4.0.24 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Access Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Access Control in subsystem for Intel(R) TXE versions before 3.175 and 4.0.25 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.

The weakness was released 06/15/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at intel.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-0566 since 10/28/2019. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 3.175 or 4.0.25 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-156707, VDB-156708, VDB-156709 and VDB-156710. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Vendor

• Intel

Name

• TXE

Version

• 3.174
• 4.0.0
• 4.0.1
• 4.0.2
• 4.0.3
• 4.0.4
• 4.0.5
• 4.0.6
• 4.0.7
• 4.0.8
• 4.0.9
• 4.0.10
• 4.0.11
• 4.0.12
• 4.0.13
• 4.0.14
• 4.0.15
• 4.0.16
• 4.0.17
• 4.0.18
• 4.0.19
• 4.0.20
• 4.0.21
• 4.0.22
• 4.0.23
• 4.0.24

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.intel.com/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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