Intel® Parallel Studio XE for Windows* Vulnerability Advisory

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in Intel® Parallel Studio XE for Windows* may allow for an escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2018-3704

Description: Improper directory permissions in the installer for the Intel® Parallel Studio XE for Windows* may allow authenticated users to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 5.5 Medium

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

Affected Products:

Intel® Parallel Studio XE for Windows* before Intel® Parallel Studio XE 2019 Gold.

Recommendations:

Intel recommends updating to Intel® Parallel Studio XE 2019 Update 1 or later.

Updates are available for download at this location: <https://software.intel.com/en-us/parallel-studio-xe&gt;

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank Marius Gabriel Mihai for reporting this issue and working with us on coordinated disclosure.

Intel, and nearly the entire technology industry, follows a disclosure practice called Coordinated Disclosure, under which a cybersecurity vulnerability is generally publicly disclosed only after mitigations are deployed.