Intel BIOS Chipset 6 Lock Mechanism privileges management

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6.2$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Intel BIOS Chipset 6. Affected is an unknown function of the component Lock Mechanism. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-8273. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel BIOS Chipset 6. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Lock Mechanism. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 01/05/2015 by Corey Kallenberg with Core as not defined advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-8273 since 10/12/2014. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. A simple 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 $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/04/2017). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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 (100385) and SecurityFocus (BID 71869†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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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: Unproven
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/12/2014 🔍
01/05/2015 +85 days 🔍
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02/03/2015 +29 days 🔍
09/04/2017 +944 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Corey Kallenberg
Organization: Core
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-8273 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8273
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69002
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X-Force: 100385 - Intel BIOS locking mechanism security bypass, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 71869 - Intel Chipsets CVE-2014-8273 Local Race Condition Security Bypass Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 02/03/2015 09:33
Updated: 09/04/2017 09:18
Changes: 02/03/2015 09:33 (41), 09/04/2017 09:18 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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