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Intel patches MiTM flaw in its Driver Update Utility (Help Net Security)
2016-01-20 09:36

Intel has fixed a remotely exploitable vulnerability (CVE-2016-1493) in the Intel Driver Update Utility which could be used by a man-in-the-middle attacker to corrupt transferred data, which could lea...


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Related Vulnerability

DATE CVE VULNERABILITY TITLE RISK
2016-01-29 CVE-2016-1493 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity vulnerability in Intel Driver Update Utility
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.
network
high complexity
intel CWE-345
7.6

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VENDOR LAST 12M #/PRODUCTS LOW MEDIUM HIGH CRITICAL TOTAL VULNS
Intel 6799 271 744 378 28 1421