5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-12296
"Intel Thunderbolt Denial of Service Vulnerability"
Description

Uncontrolled resource consumption in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) controllers may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

INFO

Published Date :

June 9, 2021, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 15, 2021, 6:07 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-12296 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Intel jhl6240_thunderbolt_3_firmware
2 Intel jhl6340_thunderbolt_3_firmware
3 Intel jhl6540_thunderbolt_3_firmware
4 Intel jhl7040_thunderbolt_3_retimer_firmware
5 Intel jhl7340_thunderbolt_3_firmware
6 Intel jhl7440_thunderbolt_3_firmware
7 Intel jhl7540_thunderbolt_3_firmware
8 Intel jhl8010r_usb_retimer_firmware
9 Intel dsl5320_thunderbolt_2_firmware
10 Intel dsl5520_thunderbolt_2_firmware
11 Intel dsl6340_thunderbolt_3_firmware
12 Intel dsl6540_thunderbolt_3_firmware
13 Intel jhl8040r_thunderbolt_4_retimer_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00401.html Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-12296 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 15, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00401.html No Types Assigned https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00401.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:dsl5320_thunderbolt_2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:dsl5320_thunderbolt_2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:dsl5520_thunderbolt_2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:dsl5520_thunderbolt_2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:dsl6340_thunderbolt_3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:dsl6340_thunderbolt_3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:dsl6540_thunderbolt_3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:dsl6540_thunderbolt_3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:jhl6240_thunderbolt_3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 21 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:jhl6240_thunderbolt_3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:jhl6340_thunderbolt_3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 46 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:jhl6340_thunderbolt_3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:jhl6540_thunderbolt_3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 46 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:jhl6540_thunderbolt_3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:jhl7040_thunderbolt_3_retimer_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 22 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:jhl7040_thunderbolt_3_retimer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:jhl7340_thunderbolt_3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 60 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:jhl7340_thunderbolt_3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:jhl7440_thunderbolt_3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 60 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:jhl7440_thunderbolt_3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:jhl7540_thunderbolt_3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 60 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:jhl7540_thunderbolt_3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:jhl8010r_usb_retimer_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 41 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:jhl8010r_usb_retimer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:jhl8040r_thunderbolt_4_retimer_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 41 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:jhl8040r_thunderbolt_4_retimer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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0.10264

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