Intel Server Board/Server System/Compute Module up to 1.58 Daemon buffer overflow

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A vulnerability was found in Intel Server Board, Server System and Compute Module up to 1.58. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Daemon. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-8707. The attack must be carried out from within the local network. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel Server Board, Server System and Compute Module up to 1.58 (Forum Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Daemon. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in daemon for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 1.59 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent access.

The weakness was presented 08/13/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at intel.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-8707 since 02/06/2020. The attack needs to approached within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.59 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-159802, VDB-159804, VDB-159805 and VDB-159806 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Forum Software

Vendor

• Intel

Name

• Compute Module
• Server Board
• Server System

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.20
• 1.21
• 1.22
• 1.23
• 1.24
• 1.25
• 1.26
• 1.27
• 1.28
• 1.29
• 1.30
• 1.31
• 1.32
• 1.33
• 1.34
• 1.35
• 1.36
• 1.37
• 1.38
• 1.39
• 1.40
• 1.41
• 1.42
• 1.43
• 1.44
• 1.45
• 1.46
• 1.47
• 1.48
• 1.49
• 1.50
• 1.51
• 1.52
• 1.53
• 1.54
• 1.55
• 1.56
• 1.57
• 1.58

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.intel.com/

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