VDB-121203 · CVE-2018-3687 · GCVE-0-2018-3687

Intel Quartus II up to 15.0 Tools unquoted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel Quartus II up to 15.0. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Tools. Performing a manipulation results in unquoted search path. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-3687. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Intel Quartus II up to 15.0. This affects an unknown code block of the component Tools. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unquoted search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-428. The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unquoted service paths in Intel Quartus II Programmer and Tools in versions 11.0 - 15.0 allow a local attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 07/10/2018. The weakness was presented 07/10/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at intel.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-3687 since 12/28/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/02/2020). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574.009 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

See VDB-121201, VDB-121202 and VDB-121204 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Intel

Name

Quartus II

Version

15.0

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.intel.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unquoted search path
CWE: CWE-428 / CWE-426
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

Timelineinfo

12/28/2017 🔍
07/10/2018 +193 days 🔍
07/10/2018 +0 days 🔍
07/10/2018 +0 days 🔍
07/11/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/02/2020 +600 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2018-3687 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-3687
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-121203
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2018 10:50
Updated: 03/02/2020 11:39
Changes: 07/11/2018 10:50 (57), 03/02/2020 11:39 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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