CVE-2016-1493
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
Intel Driver Update Utility before 2.4 retrieves driver updates in cleartext, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| intel | driver_update_utility | 2.0 | |
| intel | driver_update_utility | 2.1 | |
| intel | driver_update_utility | 2.2 | |
| intel | driver_update_utility | 2.3 | |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135314/Intel-Driver-Update-Utility-2.2.0.5-Man-In-The-Middle.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/56
- http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/intel-driver-update-utility-mitm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537327/100/0/threaded
- https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00048&languageid=en-fr
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135314/Intel-Driver-Update-Utility-2.2.0.5-Man-In-The-Middle.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/56
- http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/intel-driver-update-utility-mitm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537327/100/0/threaded
- https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00048&languageid=en-fr
CWEs
CWE-345
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.