VDB-127955 · CVE-2018-18097 · GCVE-0-2018-18097

Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox up to 3.5.6 Directory Permission access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox up to 3.5.6. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Directory Permission. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-18097. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox up to 3.5.6. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Directory Permission. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper directory permissions in Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox before 3.5.7 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

The bug was discovered 12/11/2018. The weakness was published 12/14/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at intel.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-18097 since 10/09/2018. Attacking locally is a requirement. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 3.5.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Intel

Name

Solid State Drive Toolbox

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.intel.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Solid State Drive Toolbox 3.5.7

Timelineinfo

10/09/2018 🔍
12/11/2018 +63 days 🔍
12/13/2018 +2 days 🔍
12/14/2018 +1 days 🔍
12/14/2018 +0 days 🔍
04/20/2020 +493 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2018-18097 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-18097
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-127955

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2018 07:34
Updated: 04/20/2020 21:12
Changes: 12/14/2018 07:34 (59), 04/20/2020 21:12 (2)
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