CVE-2020-0517 Memory corruption in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

An authenticated local attacker can exploit an out-of-bounds write in Intel Graphics Drivers to escalate privileges or cause denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-0517?

CVE-2020-0517 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Intel Graphics Driver, published on 12 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Out-of-bounds write in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers before version 15.36.38.5117 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege or denial of service via local access.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0517?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Graphics Driver.

How do I fix CVE-2020-0517?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0517 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2020-0517 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0517 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Intel Graphics Driver vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vwfh-g293-7x6m.

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