Intel Server Board S2600CW/S2600KP/S2600TP/S2600WT BIOS Firmware uninitialized pointer

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Intel Server Board S2600CW/S2600KP/S2600TP/S2600WT and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component BIOS Firmware. The manipulation results in uninitialized pointer. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2020-12300. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Intel Server Board S2600CW/S2600KP/S2600TP/S2600WT (Forum Software). Affected is an unknown code of the component BIOS Firmware. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized pointer vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-824. The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Uninitialized pointer in BIOS firmware for Intel(R) Server Board Families S2600CW, S2600KP, S2600TP, and S2600WT may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
The weakness was shared 08/13/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at intel.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-12300 since 04/28/2020. The attack needs to be approached locally. A authentication is needed 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 08/13/2020).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The entries VDB-159743 and VDB-159745 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.intel.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7
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Exploiting
Class: Uninitialized pointerCWE: CWE-824 / CWE-908
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
04/28/2020 🔍08/13/2020 🔍
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11/09/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: intel.comAdvisory: intel.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2020-12300 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-12300
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-159744
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Entry
Created: 08/13/2020 12:45Updated: 11/09/2020 06:50
Changes: 08/13/2020 12:45 (38), 08/13/2020 12:50 (18), 11/09/2020 06:50 (1)
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