Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition up to 19.2 FPGA Kernel Driver null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition up to 19.2 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component FPGA Kernel Driver. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-14604. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition up to 19.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component FPGA Kernel Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Null pointer dereference in the FPGA kernel driver for Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition before version 19.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

The weakness was released 12/16/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-14604 since 08/03/2019. An attack has to be approached locally. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 19.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-147240. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Quartus Prime Pro Edition 19.3

Timelineinfo

08/03/2019 🔍
12/16/2019 +135 days 🔍
12/17/2019 +1 days 🔍
03/12/2024 +1547 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-14604 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-14604
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-147241
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/17/2019 09:00
Updated: 03/12/2024 11:30
Changes: 12/17/2019 09:00 (38), 12/17/2019 09:05 (17), 03/12/2024 11:30 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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