Intel® Processor Identification Utility for Windows* Advisory

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in the Intel® Processor Identification Utility for Windows* may allow escalation of privilege, denial of service or information disclosure.** **Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2019-11163

Description: Insufficient access control in a hardware abstraction driver for Intel® Processor Identification Utility for Windows* before version 6.1.0731 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, denial of service or information disclosure via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 8.2 High

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

Affected Products:

Intel® Processor Identification Utility for Windows* before version 6.1.0731.

Recommendations:

Intel recommends that users of the Intel® Processor Identification Utility for Windows*****update to the latest version.

Updates are available for download at this location: <https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/28539&gt;

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank Jesse Michael (CVE-2019-11163) for reporting this issue.

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 available.