Intel D845BG/D845HV/D845PT/D845WN BIOS Password Protection privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Intel D845BG, D845HV, D845PT and D845WN and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component BIOS Password Protection. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2002-2059. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Intel D845BG, D845HV, D845PT and D845WN (the affected version unknown). This affects an unknown part of the component BIOS Password Protection. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

BIOS D845BG, D845HV, D845PT and D845WN on Intel motherboards does not properly restrict access to configuration information when BIOS passwords are enabled, which could allow local users to change the default boot device via the F8 key.

The weakness was released 12/31/2002 by Oliver (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-2059 since 07/14/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8998) and SecurityFocus (BID 4610†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/26/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +249 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
07/14/2005 +926 days 🔍
08/05/2014 +3309 days 🔍
07/08/2024 +3625 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Oliver
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-2059 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2059
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19701
X-Force: 8998
SecurityFocus: 4610 - Intel D845 Motherboard BIOS Series Arbitrary Boot Media Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2014 12:08
Updated: 07/08/2024 09:47
Changes: 08/05/2014 12:08 (50), 04/20/2019 00:26 (1), 07/08/2024 09:47 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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