Intel Smart Sound Technology up to 9.21 Driver access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel Smart Sound Technology up to 9.21. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Driver Module. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-3666. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Intel Smart Sound Technology up to 9.21. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Driver Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Driver module in Intel Smart Sound Technology before version 9.21.00.3541 potentially allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code as administrator via a non-paged pool overflow.

The bug was discovered 07/24/2018. The weakness was published 08/01/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at intel.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-3666 since 12/27/2017. The attack needs to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 9.21.00.3541 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-122521 and VDB-122523. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Smart Sound Technology 9.21.00.3541

Timelineinfo

12/27/2017 🔍
07/24/2018 +208 days 🔍
08/01/2018 +7 days 🔍
08/01/2018 +0 days 🔍
08/02/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/12/2020 +588 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-3666 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-3666
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122520
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/02/2018 07:22
Updated: 03/12/2020 16:53
Changes: 08/02/2018 07:22 (60), 03/12/2020 16:53 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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