VDB-126836 · CVE-2018-3635 · BID 105984

Intel Rapid Store Technology up to 16.6 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Intel Rapid Store Technology up to 16.6. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-3635. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel Rapid Store Technology up to 16.6. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Insufficient input validation in installer in Intel Rapid Store Technology (RST) before version 16.7 may allow an unprivileged user to potentially elevate privileges or cause an installer denial of service via local access.

The bug was discovered 11/13/2018. The weakness was released 11/14/2018 by Stefan Kanthak (Website). The advisory is shared for download at intel.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-3635 since 12/28/2017. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is necessary for 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.

Upgrading to version 16.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 105984†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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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: Rapid Store Technology 16.7

Timelineinfo

12/28/2017 🔍
11/13/2018 +320 days 🔍
11/13/2018 +0 days 🔍
11/14/2018 +1 days 🔍
11/14/2018 +0 days 🔍
11/15/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/12/2020 +514 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel.com
Researcher: Stefan Kanthak
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-3635 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-3635
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-126836
SecurityFocus: 105984 - Intel Rapid Storage Technology CVE-2018-3635 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2018 07:53
Updated: 04/12/2020 21:04
Changes: 11/15/2018 07:53 (60), 04/12/2020 21:04 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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