Intel Computing Improvement Program: Increased Privileges -- Existing Account

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2021.2001
               Intel Computing Improvement Program Advisory
                                9 June 2021

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Intel Computing Improvement Program
Publisher:         Intel
Operating System:  Windows
Impact/Access:     Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2021-0074 CVE-2021-0052 

Original Bulletin: 
   https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00530.html

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Intel ID:                 INTEL-SA-00530
Advisory Category:        Software
Impact of vulnerability : Escalation of Privilege
Severity rating :         MEDIUM
Original release:         06/08/2021
Last revised:             06/08/2021

Summary:

Potential security vulnerabilities in the Intel Computing Improvement Program
software may allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing software updates
to mitigate this potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2021-0074

Description: Improper permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) Computing
Improvement Program software before version 2.4.5982 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

CVEID: CVE-2021-0052

Description: Incorrect default privileges in the Intel(R) Computing Improvement
Program before version 2.4.6522 may allow an authenticated user to potentially
enable an 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 Computing Improvement Program software before version 2.4.6522.

Recommendations:

Intel recommends updating the Intel Computing Improvement Program software to
version 2.4.6522 or later.

Updates are available for download at this location: https://
downloadcenter.intel.com/download/29854?v=t

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank Marius Gabriel Mihai (CVE-2021-0074) and Anders Kusk
(CVE-2021-0052) for reporting these issues.

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      06/08/2021 Initial Release

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