Intel Desktop Board Bitmap Processing Buffer Overflow (INTEL-SA-00020)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 42354

Synopsis

The remote host is affected by a local buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

The version of the Intel BIOS on the remote host is affected by a local buffer overflow vulnerability due to a flaw in its Bitmap processing code. A local attacker may be able to leverage this issue to trigger a denial of service or to escalate privileges.

Solution

Upgrade to the relevant BIOS firmware referenced in the vendor's advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 42354

File Name: intel_sa_00020.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Family: Misc.

Published: 11/3/2009

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: BIOS/Version, BIOS/Vendor, BIOS/ReleaseDate

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/30/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/30/2009

Reference Information

BID: 36886

Detections

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