Intel Graphics Drivers Unified Shader Compile memory corruption

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Intel Graphics Drivers. Affected is an unknown function of the component Unified Shader Compile. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-12152. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in Intel Graphics Drivers (Hardware Driver Software) (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Unified Shader Compile. 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. CVE summarizes:
Pointer corruption in Unified Shader Compiler in Intel Graphics Drivers before 10.18.x.5056 (aka 15.33.x.5056), 10.18.x.5057 (aka 15.36.x.5057) and 20.19.x.5058 (aka 15.40.x.5058) may allow an unauthenticated remote user to potentially execute arbitrary WebGL code via local access.
The bug was discovered 10/09/2018. The weakness was disclosed 10/10/2018 by Piotr Bania with Cisco Talos (Website). The advisory is shared for download at intel.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-12152 since 06/11/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371263 (Intel Graphics Driver Multiple Vulnerabilities(INTEL-SA-00166)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 105582†). The entries VDB-125213 and VDB-125322 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.intel.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
06/11/2018 🔍10/09/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: intel.comAdvisory: intel.com
Researcher: Piotr Bania
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-12152 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-12152
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125212
SecurityFocus: 105582 - Intel Graphics Driver Remote Code Execution And Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 10/11/2018 11:08Updated: 04/01/2020 15:58
Changes: 10/11/2018 11:08 (62), 04/01/2020 15:58 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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