PT-2020-4656 · Intel · Intel Processors

Published 2020-11-10 · Updated 2020-11-19 · CVE-2020-0587

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:C/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Intel processors (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Intel processor microcode, potentially allowing a privileged user to escalate their privileges via local access. This could be due to improper conditions checks in the BIOS firmware for some Intel processors.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Check for Exceptional Conditions

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-754

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-05208

CVE-2020-0587

Affected Products

Intel Processors

References · 6

• https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00358 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0587 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-05208 · Security Note
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0001 · Note
• https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00358.html · Note
• https://vuldb.com/?id.164793 · Note