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VAR-202011-0149

Vulnerability from variot - Updated: 2023-12-18 10:56

Improper permissions in some Intel(R) High Definition Audio drivers before version 9.21.00.4561 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. Intel High Definition Audio drivers is an audio codec driver from Intel Corporation. An authorization issue vulnerability exists in Intel High Definition Audio drivers. The vulnerability stems from the lack of authentication measures or insufficient authentication strength in network systems or products. No detailed vulnerability details were provided at this time

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CVE-2020-12307 (GCVE-0-2020-12307)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-11-12 18:13 – Updated: 2024-08-04 11:56

Summary

Improper permissions in some Intel(R) High Definition Audio drivers before version 9.21.00.4561 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

escalation of privilege

Assigner

intel mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
n/a	Intel(R) High Definition Audio drivers	Affected: before version 9.21.00.4561

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Sightings

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Nomenclature

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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

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