CVE-2024-40885

Nov. 15, 2024, 2 p.m.

6.4
Medium

Description

Use after free in the UEFI firmware of some Intel(R) Server M20NTP BIOS may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
Intel Server M20NTP BIOS
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Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-416
Use After Free
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01175.html

Tags

CWE-416
secure@intel.com
2024-11-13
CVE-2024-40885

CVSS Score

6.4 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Privileges Required: HIGH
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: Nov. 13, 2024, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 15, 2024, 2 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

secure@intel.com

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