Intel CPU information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Intel CPU. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-8696. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel CPU (Chip Software) (unknown version). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was shared 11/12/2020 as intel-sa-00381. The advisory is available at intel.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-8696. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 294764 (MiracleLinux 7 : microcode_ctl-2.1-73.2.el7 (AXSA:2020-892:06)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (294764). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 294764
Nessus Name: MiracleLinux 7 : microcode_ctl-2.1-73.2.el7 (AXSA:2020-892:06)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/06/2020 🔍
11/12/2020 +280 days 🔍
11/12/2020 +0 days 🔍
01/21/2026 +1896 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-00381
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-8696 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-8696
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-164834

Entryinfo

Created: 11/12/2020 21:30
Updated: 01/21/2026 13:53
Changes: 11/12/2020 21:30 (37), 12/06/2020 12:48 (3), 12/06/2020 12:55 (18), 01/21/2026 13:53 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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