CVE-2020-8767 Denial of service in Intel(R) 50GbE IP Core for Intel(R) Quartus Prime
An authenticated local user can cause a denial of service in the Intel 50GbE IP Core for Quartus Prime via an uncaught exception.
- 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-2020-8767?
CVE-2020-8767 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) 50GbE IP Core for Intel(R) Quartus Prime, published on 12 Nov 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Uncaught exception in the Intel(R) 50GbE IP Core for Intel(R) Quartus Prime before version 20.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-755
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8767?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Quartus Prime.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8767?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8767 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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Is CVE-2020-8767 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8767 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) 50GbE IP Core for Intel(R) Quartus Prime
- CVE-2021-44454 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition
- CVE-2022-21174 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition
- CVE-2022-21203 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Standard Edition
- CVE-2022-21204 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition
- CVE-2022-21220 XML external entity in Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qqv8-4frh-3wcg.