Intel Smart Sound Technology up to 9.21 Driver memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel Smart Sound Technology up to 9.21. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Driver Module. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-3670. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Intel Smart Sound Technology up to 9.21 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Driver Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 released 08/01/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at intel.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-3670 since 12/27/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-122520 and VDB-122523. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Smart Sound Technology 9.21.00.3541

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12/27/2017 🔍
07/24/2018 +208 days 🔍
08/01/2018 +7 days 🔍
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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-2018-3670 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-3670
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122521
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/02/2018 07:22
Updated: 03/12/2020 16:58
Changes: 08/02/2018 07:22 (59), 03/12/2020 16:58 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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