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

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel Server Board, Server System and Compute Module up to 1.58. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Subsystem. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-8719. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Intel Server Board, Server System and Compute Module up to 1.58 (Forum Software). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Subsystem. 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 subsystem for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 1.59 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

The weakness was published 08/13/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at intel.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-8719 since 02/06/2020. Attacking locally is a requirement. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.59 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-159802, VDB-159803, VDB-159804 and VDB-159805. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source 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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