Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Intel Server Board Firmware
CVE-2020-12300

8.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Intel
Status
Intel(r) Server Board Families Advisory
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 August 2020

What is CVE-2020-12300?

An uninitialized pointer vulnerability exists in the BIOS firmware for various Intel Server Board families, namely S2600CW, S2600KP, S2600TP, and S2600WT. This flaw may enable a privileged user to potentially escalate privileges via local access. Proper mitigation and updates are essential to secure affected systems.

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Affected Version(s)

Intel(R) Server Board Families Advisory See provided reference

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/a...
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200814-0001/
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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