Intel NUC System Firmware Pointer memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Intel NUC. This affects an unknown part of the component System Firmware Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption (Pointer). This vulnerability appears as CVE-2019-14569. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Intel NUC (the affected version unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component System Firmware Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability (Pointer). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Pointer corruption in system firmware for Intel(R) NUC may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, denial of service and/or information disclosure via local access.

The weakness was presented 10/11/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at intel.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-14569 since 08/03/2019. Local access is required to approach this attack. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/03/2020).

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

Name: Pointer
Class: Memory corruption / Pointer
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Timelineinfo

08/03/2019 🔍
10/11/2019 +69 days 🔍
10/12/2019 +1 days 🔍
10/03/2020 +357 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-14569 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-14569
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-143398
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/12/2019 17:04
Updated: 10/03/2020 11:23
Changes: 10/12/2019 17:04 (56), 10/03/2020 11:23 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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