Intel Server Board/Compute Module Platform Sample/Silicon Reference firmware access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Intel Server Board and Compute Module. This affects an unknown part of the component Platform Sample/Silicon Reference firmware. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-12204. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel Server Board and Compute Module (Forum Software) (affected version not known). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Platform Sample/Silicon Reference firmware. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Privilege escalation vulnerability in Platform Sample/ Silicon Reference firmware Intel(R) Server Board, Intel(R) Server System and Intel(R) Compute Module may allow privileged user to potentially execute arbitrary code via local access.

The bug was discovered 03/14/2019. The weakness was shared 03/14/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at intel.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-12204 since 06/11/2018. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/16/2020). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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-2018-12204 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-12204
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-131749
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2019 06:43
Updated: 05/16/2020 17:51
Changes: 03/15/2019 06:43 (56), 05/16/2020 17:51 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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