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CVE-2018-12149

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-09-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in input handling in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility before 6.4.1.21 may allow an authenticated user to potentially deny service to the application via local access.

Affected products

• Intel Corporation Intel(R) Extreme Tuning Utility: before 6.4.1.21 — fixed in 6.4.1.21

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Corporation Intel(R) Extreme Tuning Utility 6.4.1.21. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00162.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00162.html

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