Intel NUC Firmware out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Intel NUC. This affects an unknown part of the component Firmware. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2019-14612. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel NUC (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Firmware. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Out of bounds write in firmware for Intel(R) NUC(R) may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

The weakness was presented 12/16/2019. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-14612 since 08/03/2019. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (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.

See VDB-147247, VDB-147246, VDB-147245 and VDB-147244 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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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-2019-14612 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-14612
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-147248
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/17/2019 09:03
Updated: 03/12/2024 12:13
Changes: 12/17/2019 09:03 (35), 12/17/2019 09:08 (17), 03/12/2024 12:13 (3)
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