Intel NUC Kit Firmware access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel NUC Kit. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Firmware. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-3718. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel NUC Kit (unknown version). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Firmware. 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 setting of device configuration in system firmware for Intel(R) NUC kits may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.

The bug was discovered 01/08/2019. The weakness was disclosed 01/10/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at intel.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-3718 since 12/06/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 $0-$5k.

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

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/06/2016 🔍
01/08/2019 +763 days 🔍
01/10/2019 +2 days 🔍
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01/11/2019 +1 days 🔍
04/28/2020 +473 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-3718 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3718
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-128987

Entryinfo

Created: 01/11/2019 07:46
Updated: 04/28/2020 12:05
Changes: 01/11/2019 07:46 (55), 04/28/2020 12:05 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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