CVE-2017-5682 [High] | Security Vulnerability in Advisor

Intel PSET Application Install wrapper of Intel Parallel Studio XE, Intel System Studio, Intel VTune Amplifier, Intel Inspector, Intel Advisor, Intel MPI Library, Intel Trace Analyzer and Collector, Intel Integrated Performance Primitives, Cryptography for Intel Integrated Performance Primitives, Intel Math Kernel Library, Intel Data Analytics Acceleration Library, and Intel Threading Building Blocks before 2017 Update 2 allows an attacker to launch a process with escalated privileges.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-03-30	0.19%	0.11%	-0.09%
2	2025-03-29	0.11%	0.19%	+0.09%
3	2025-03-17	—	0.11%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-03-30

0.19%

0.11%

-0.09%

2025-03-29

0.11%

0.19%

+0.09%

2025-03-17

—

0.11%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.3	3.0	HIGH	`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	1.3	5.9	[email protected]
9.3	2.0	HIGH	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:M) Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:C) Complete confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:C) Complete integrity impact. Availability impact (A:C) Complete availability impact.	8.6	10.0	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.3

3.0

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:L): They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R): A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

1.3

5.9

[email protected]

9.3

2.0

HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M): Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C): Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C): Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C): Complete availability impact.

8.6

10.0

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-5682

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
intel	advisor	2017	cpe:2.3:a:intel:advisor:2017:::::::*
intel	cryptography_for_intel_integrated_performance_primitives	2017	cpe:2.3:a:intel:cryptography_for_intel_integrated_performance_primitives:2017:::::::*
intel	data_analytics_acceleration_library	2017	cpe:2.3:a:intel:data_analytics_acceleration_library:2017:::::::*
intel	inspector	2017	cpe:2.3:a:intel:inspector:2017:::::::*
intel	integrated_performance_primitives	2017	cpe:2.3:a:intel:integrated_performance_primitives:2017:::::::*
intel	math_kernel_library	2017	cpe:2.3:a:intel:math_kernel_library:2017:::::::*
intel	mpi_library	2017	cpe:2.3:a:intel:mpi_library:2017:::::::*
intel	parallel_studio_xe	2017	cpe:2.3:a:intel:parallel_studio_xe:2017:::::::*
intel	system_studio	2017	cpe:2.3:a:intel:system_studio:2017:::::::*
intel	threading_building_blocks	2017	cpe:2.3:a:intel:threading_building_blocks:2017:::::::*
intel	trace_analyzer_and_collector	2017	cpe:2.3:a:intel:trace_analyzer_and_collector:2017:::::::*
intel	vtune_amplifier	2017	cpe:2.3:a:intel:vtune_amplifier:2017:::::::*

References for CVE-2017-5682

URL	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96482	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00070&languageid=en-fr	Vendor Advisory

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CVE-2017-5682

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-5682

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Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-5682

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