VDB-228625 · CVE-2022-38103 · intel-sa-00854

Intel NUC Studio Service prior 1.17.38.0 Installer insecure inherited permissions

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel NUC Studio Service. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Installer. This manipulation causes insecure inherited permissions. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-38103. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel NUC Studio Service. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Installer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insecure inherited permissions vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-277. A product defines a set of insecure permissions that are inherited by objects that are created by the program. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Insecure inherited permissions in the Intel(R) NUC Software Studio Service installer before version 1.17.38.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access

The weakness was published 05/10/2023 as intel-sa-00854. The advisory is shared at intel.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-38103 since 08/10/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.17.38.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Intel

Name

NUC Studio Service

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.intel.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insecure inherited permissions
CWE: CWE-277 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NUC Studio Service 1.17.38.0

Timelineinfo

08/10/2022 🔍
05/10/2023 +273 days 🔍
05/10/2023 +0 days 🔍
06/02/2023 +23 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-00854
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-38103 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-38103
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-228625

Entryinfo

Created: 05/10/2023 19:20
Updated: 06/02/2023 14:00
Changes: 05/10/2023 19:20 (50), 06/02/2023 14:00 (11)
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