Intel Media SDK for Windows: Increased Privileges -- Existing Account

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2020.3957
                   Intel Media SDK for Windows Advisory
                             11 November 2020

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Intel Media SDK for Windows
Publisher:         Intel
Operating System:  Windows
Impact/Access:     Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2019-11121  

Original Bulletin: 
   https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00262.html

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Intel Media SDK for Windows Advisory

Intel ID:                 INTEL-SA-00262
Advisory Category:        Software
Impact of vulnerability : Escalation of Privilege
Severity rating :         HIGH
Original release:         11/10/2020
Last revised:             11/10/2020

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in the Intel Media SDK for Windows* may
allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate
this potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2019-11121

Description: Improper file permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) Media
SDK for Windows before version 2019 R1 may allow an authenticated user to
potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 6.7 Medium

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

Intel Media SDK for Windows* before version 2019 R1.

Recommendations:

Intel recommends that users of the Intel Media SDK for Windows* update to 2019
R1 or later.

Updates are available for download at this location: https://software.intel.com
/content/www/us/en/develop/tools/media-sdk.html

Acknowledgements:

The issue was found internally by Intel.

Intel, and nearly the entire technology industry, follows a disclosure practice
called Coordinated Disclosure, under which a cybersecurity vulnerability is
generally publicly disclosed only after mitigations are available.

Revision History

Revision    Date      Description
1.0      11/10/2020 Initial Release

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