VDB-92522 · CVE-2016-8101 · BID 93482

Intel SSD Toolbox up to 3.3.6 Updater Subsystem access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Intel SSD Toolbox up to 3.3.6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Updater Subsystem. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-8101. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Intel SSD Toolbox up to 3.3.6. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Updater Subsystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The updater subsystem in Intel SSD Toolbox before 3.3.7 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 10/10/2016 by Florian Bogner (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-8101 since 09/09/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370171 (Intel SSD Toolbox Privilege Escalation Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 3.3.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 93482†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SSD Toolbox 3.3.7

Timelineinfo

09/09/2016 🔍
10/04/2016 +25 days 🔍
10/10/2016 +6 days 🔍
10/10/2016 +0 days 🔍
10/11/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/18/2024 +2899 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Florian Bogner
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-8101 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8101
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92522
SecurityFocus: 93482 - Intel SSD Toolbox CVE-2016-8101 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 10/11/2016 10:07
Updated: 09/18/2024 07:12
Changes: 10/11/2016 10:07 (50), 05/06/2019 12:40 (13), 09/18/2024 07:12 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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