Intel Advisor tools: Increased Privileges -- Existing Account

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2020.3980
                       Intel Advisor tools Advisory
                             11 November 2020

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Intel Advisor tools
Publisher:         Intel
Operating System:  Windows
                   UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access:     Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2020-12334  

Original Bulletin: 
   https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00417.html

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Intel Advisor tools Advisory

Intel ID:                 INTEL-SA-00417
Advisory Category:        Software
Impact of vulnerability : Escalation of Privilege
Severity rating :         MEDIUM
Original release:         11/10/2020
Last revised:             11/10/2020

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in the Intel Advisor tools may allow
escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate this
potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2020-12334

Description: Improper permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) Advisor
tools before version 2020 Update 2 may allow an authenticated user to
potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 6.7 Medium

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

Intel Advisor tools before version 2020 Update 2.

Recommendations:

Intel recommends updating the Intel Advisor tools to version 2020 Update 2 or
later.

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

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank j0bounties for reporting this issue and working with
us on coordinated disclosure.

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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