Intel Quartus up to 18.0 unquoted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel Quartus up to 18.0. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to unquoted search path. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-3688. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Intel Quartus up to 18.0. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unquoted search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unquoted service paths in Intel Quartus Prime Programmer and Tools in versions 15.1 - 18.0 allow a local attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 07/10/2018. The weakness was shared 07/10/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at intel.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-3688 since 12/28/2017. The attack needs to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/02/2020). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1574.009.

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

The entries VDB-121201, VDB-121202 and VDB-121203 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unquoted search path
CWE: CWE-428 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-3688 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-3688
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-121204
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2018 10:50
Updated: 03/02/2020 11:46
Changes: 07/11/2018 10:50 (56), 03/02/2020 11:46 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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