What is CVE-2020-24480?

CVE-2020-24480 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Extreme_tuning_utility, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2020-24480?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Intel Extreme_tuning_utility

CVE-2020-24480

Out-of-bounds write in the Intel(R) XTU before version 6.5.3.25 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (38.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Intel Extreme_tuning_utility
N/a Intel(r) Xtu — versions before version 6.5.3.25

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

secure@intel.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24480?: CVE-2020-24480 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Extreme_tuning_utility, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-24480?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.