CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-1493
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-01-29
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.6 HIGH — AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-345
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.
Affected configurations
• intel driver update utility 2.0
• intel driver update utility 2.1
• intel driver update utility 2.2
• intel driver update utility 2.3
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity weakness
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135314/Intel-Driver-Update-Utility-2.2.0.5-Man-In-The-Middle.html packetstormsecurity.com
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/56 seclists.org
- http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/intel-driver-update-utility-mitm www.coresecurity.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537327/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00048&languageid=en-fr Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135314/Intel-Driver-Update-Utility-2.2.0.5-Man-In-The-Middle.html packetstormsecurity.com
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/56 seclists.org
- http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/intel-driver-update-utility-mitm www.coresecurity.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537327/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00048&languageid=en-fr Patch, Vendor Advisory