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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2020.3981
Intel Battery Life Diagnostic Tool Advisory
11 November 2020
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Intel Battery Life Diagnostic Tool
Publisher: Intel
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2020-12346
Original Bulletin:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00431.html
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Intel Battery Life Diagnostic Tool Advisory
Intel ID: INTEL-SA-00431
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 Battery Life Diagnostic Tool
may allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing software updates to
mitigate this potential vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-12346
Description: Improper permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) Battery
Life Diagnostic Tool before version 1.0.7 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 Battery Life Diagnostic Tool before version 1.0.7.
Recommendation:
Intel recommends updating the Intel Battery Life Diagnostic Tool to version
1.0.7 or later.
Updates are available for download at this location:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/29348/
Intel-Battery-Life-Diagnostic-Tool
Acknowledgements:
Intel would like to thank Marius Gabriel Mihai 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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