Race Condition Vulnerability in Intel Driver and Support Assistant
CVE-2020-0568

4.7MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Intel
Status
Intel(r) Driver And Support Assistant
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 April 2020

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2020-0568?

A race condition vulnerability exists in the Intel Driver and Support Assistant prior to version 20.1.5. This weakness may allow an authenticated user to exploit local access to potentially trigger a local denial of service, disrupting the application's functionality. Users are encouraged to update to the latest version to mitigate this risk. For further information, visit Intel's official security advisory.

Affected Version(s)

Intel(R) Driver and Support Assistant Before version 20.1.5

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2020-0568_INTEL-SA-00344
Created by hessandrew

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/a...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.7
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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