CVE-2018-12151: intel corporation intel(r) extreme tuning utility

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-12151 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in intel corporation intel(r) extreme tuning utility. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 12-09-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in installer for Intel Extreme Tuning Utility before 6.4.1.21 may allow an authenticated user to potentially cause a buffer overflow potentially leading to a denial of service via local access.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.