CVE-2020-24480 Memory corruption in Intel(R) XTU
A privileged local attacker can cause a denial of service via an out-of-bounds write in Intel XTU.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-24480?
CVE-2020-24480 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Intel(R) XTU, published on 17 Feb 2021. 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 the Intel(R) XTU before version 6.5.3.25 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24480?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Extreme Tuning Utility.
How do I fix CVE-2020-24480?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24480 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-2020-24480 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24480 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) XTU
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mjmc-p7c6-qc44.