Document Title:
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Intel Quartus Family - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability


References:
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https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2159

Watch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX1Fmz0sAHk

Advisory: https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2160

Reference Links:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00151.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3683
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3684
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3687
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3688



Release Date:
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2018-10-24


Vulnerability Laboratory ID (VL-ID):
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2159


Common Vulnerability Scoring System:
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7.8


Vulnerability Class:
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Privilege Escalation


Current Estimated Price:
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4.000€ - 5.000€


Vulnerability Disclosure Timeline:
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2018-10-25: Public Disclosure (Vulnerability Laboratory)


Discovery Status:
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Published


Exploitation Technique:
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Local


Severity Level:
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High


Authentication Type:
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Restricted Authentication (Guest Privileges)


User Interaction:
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No User Interaction


Disclosure Type:
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Responsible Disclosure


Technical Details & Description:
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Unquoted service paths in the Intel Quartus family of tools allows a local attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code.
The issue has been discovered to the intel bug bounty program by the core lab researcher saif allah ben massoud.
The vulnerability has already been patched and a public bulletin with cve and solutions are available.


Credits & Authors:
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S.AbenMassaoud [saifmassaoudi18@gmail.com] - https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/show.php?user=S.AbenMassaoud


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