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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2020.4000
Intel VTune Profiler Advisory
11 November 2020
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Intel VTune Profiler
Publisher: Intel
Operating System: Windows
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2020-12329
Original Bulletin:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00423.html
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Intel ID: INTEL-SA-00423
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 VTune Profiler may allow
escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing updates to mitigate this potential
vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details:
CVEID: CVE-2020-12329
Description: Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler before
version 2020 Update 1 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 VTune Profiler before version 2020 Update 1.
Recommendations:
Intel recommends updating the Intel VTune Profiler to version 2020 Update 1 or
later.
Updates are available for download at this location:
https://software.seek.intel.com/intel-vtune-profiler
Acknowledgements:
Intel would like to thank @j00sean for reporting this issue.
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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