Insufficient Input Validation in Intel Server Boards Firmware
CVE-2020-12377

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Intel
Status
Intel(r) Server Boards, Server Systems And Compute Modules
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 February 2021

What is CVE-2020-12377?

Insufficient input validation in the BMC firmware for certain Intel Server Boards, Server Systems, and Compute Modules prior to version 2.47 may allow an authenticated user to escalate privileges via local access. This could potentially compromise the integrity and security of the affected systems. Users are urged to update their firmware to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability. For more details, refer to the Intel security advisory.

Affected Version(s)

Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 2.47

References

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

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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