Intel Core Processor 7th Generation Platform Sample/Silicon Reference firmware access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel Core Processor 7th Generation and Core Processor 8th Generation. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Platform Sample/Silicon Reference firmware. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-12202. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel Core Processor 7th Generation and Core Processor 8th Generation (version unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Platform Sample/Silicon Reference 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:

Privilege escalation vulnerability in Platform Sample/ Silicon Reference firmware for 8th Generation Intel(R) Core Processor, 7th Generation Intel(R) Core Processor may allow privileged user to potentially leverage existing features via local access.

The bug was discovered 03/14/2019. The weakness was disclosed 03/14/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at intel.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-12202 since 06/11/2018. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/16/2020). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Timelineinfo

06/11/2018 🔍
03/14/2019 +276 days 🔍
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03/15/2019 +1 days 🔍
05/16/2020 +428 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-12202 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-12202
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-131747
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2019 06:43
Updated: 05/16/2020 17:45
Changes: 03/15/2019 06:43 (54), 05/16/2020 17:45 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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