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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2021.0476
Intel XTU
10 February 2021
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Intel XTU
Publisher: Intel
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2020-24480
Original Bulletin:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00450.html
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Intel ID: INTEL-SA-00450
Advisory Category: Software
Impact of vulnerability : Denial of Service
Severity rating : MEDIUM
Original release: 02/09/2020
Last revised: 02/09/2020
Summary:
A potential security vulnerability in the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU)
may allow denial of service. Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate
this potential vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details:
CVEID: CVE-2020-24480
Description: Out-of-bounds write in the Intel(R) XTU before version 6.5.3.25
may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local
access.
CVSS Base Score: 6.7 Medium
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H
Affected Products:
Intel XTU before version 6.5.3.25.
Recommendations:
Intel recommends updating the Intel XTU to version 6.5.3.25 or later.
Updates are available for download at this location:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/66427/
Intel-Extreme-Tuning-Utility-Intel-XTU-
Acknowledgements:
The following issue was found internally by Intel employees.
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 02/09/2020 Initial Release
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