VDB-126800 · CVE-2018-12174 · BID 106038

Intel Parallel Studio XE 2018 Update 3 Intel Trace Analyzer 2018 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Intel Parallel Studio XE 2018 Update 3. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Intel Trace Analyzer 2018. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-12174. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel Parallel Studio XE 2018 Update 3. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Intel Trace Analyzer 2018. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap overflow in Intel Trace Analyzer 2018 in Intel Parallel Studio XE 2018 Update 3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially escalate privileges via local access.

The bug was discovered 11/13/2018. The weakness was published 11/14/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at intel.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-12174 since 06/11/2018. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. 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 04/12/2020).

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.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 106038†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/11/2018 🔍
11/13/2018 +155 days 🔍
11/14/2018 +1 days 🔍
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11/15/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/12/2020 +514 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-12174 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-12174
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-126800
SecurityFocus: 106038 - Intel Parallel Studio XE CVE-2018-12174 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2018 07:52
Updated: 04/12/2020 16:48
Changes: 11/15/2018 07:52 (59), 04/12/2020 16:48 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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