CVE-2020-0520 Path traversal in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers
An authenticated local attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in Intel Graphics Drivers to escalate privileges or cause a 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-2020-0520?
CVE-2020-0520 is a high-severity path traversal 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
Path traversal in igdkmd64.sys for Intel(R) Graphics Drivers before versions 15.45.30.5103, 15.40.44.5107, 15.36.38.5117 and 15.33.49.5100 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege or denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0520?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Graphics Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2020-0520?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0520 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2020-0520 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0520 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel Graphics Driver
- CVE-2018-12214 Memory corruption in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows
- CVE-2018-12216 Code injection in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows
- CVE-2018-12220 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows
- CVE-2020-0504 Memory corruption in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers
- CVE-2020-0508 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7hjq-6rpg-gmgh.