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CVE-2016-1493

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
Publication date:
29/01/2016
Last modified:
12/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.50 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.60 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
7.60
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:intel:driver_update_utility:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:intel:driver_update_utility:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:intel:driver_update_utility:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:intel:driver_update_utility:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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