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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2018.1948 Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool Privilege Escalation Vulnerability 5 July 2018 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool Publisher: Intel Operating System: Windows Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account Increased Privileges -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2018-3668 CVE-2018-3667 Original Bulletin: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00140.html - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- INTEL-SA-00140 The latest security information on Intel products. Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Intel ID: INTEL-SA-00140 Product family: Intel Software Impact of vulnerability: Escalation of Privilege Severity rating: Important Original release: 6/01/2010 Last revised: 5/18/2017 Summary: Privilege escalation Description: Permissions issue with IPDT Installer v4.1.0.24 installs 3 files within improper permissions, allowing for arbitrary code execution and escalation of privileges CVSS Score 8.3 - High: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Affected products: IPDT Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool v4.1.0.24 Recommendations: Re-install IPDT using the patched installer v4.1.0.27 or greater. Download from https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/19792/Intel-Processor-Diagnostic-Tool Acknowledgements: Intel would like to thank Stephan Kanthak (@skanthak) for reporting this issue and working with us on coordinated disclosure. 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