VDB-147245 · CVE-2019-14609 · GCVE-0-2019-14609

Intel NUC Firmware Validation input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel NUC. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Firmware Validation. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2019-14609. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel NUC (version unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Firmware Validation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper input validation in firmware for Intel(R) NUC(R) may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

The weakness was published 12/16/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-14609 since 08/03/2019. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a simple 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 03/12/2024).

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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Productinfo

Vendor

Intel

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License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.intel.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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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-2019-14609 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-14609
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-147245
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/17/2019 09:03
Updated: 03/12/2024 11:51
Changes: 12/17/2019 09:03 (35), 12/17/2019 09:08 (17), 03/12/2024 11:51 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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