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CVE-2022-34864NVD status: Modified

Intel(R) Trace Analyzer and Collector software: Out-of-bounds Read

CVE-2022-34864 is a high-severity out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Intel(R) Trace Analyzer and Collector software, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. Affected Intel(R) Trace Analyzer and Collector software versions: before version 2021.5. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Update Trace Analyzer And Collector to 2021.5 or a later version.
  2. Read the advisory on intel.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
Intel(R) Trace Analyzer and Collector softwareIntel(R) Trace Analyzer and Collector softwarebefore version 2021.5Not stated
IntelTrace Analyzer And Collectorbefore 2021.52021.5

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
LowA basic user account is enough.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by NVD.

Scoring systemScoreSeverityScored by
CVSS 3.14.2MediumCNA (intel.com)
CVSS 3.17.8HighNVD

Official description

Out-of-bounds read in the Intel(R) Trace Analyzer and Collector software before version 2021.5 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Out-of-bounds Read

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • Use a language that provides appropriate memory abstractions.

More Out-of-bounds Read vulnerabilities (CWE-125)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: partial).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Trace Analyzer and Collector software

All Intel(R) Trace Analyzer and Collector software vulnerabilities

Recent Out-of-bounds Read vulnerabilities

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