UEFI System S3 EFI S3 Resume Boot Path Boot Script privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in UEFI System S3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component EFI S3 Resume Boot Path Boot Script. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-8274. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in UEFI System S3. This affects an unknown code of the component EFI S3 Resume Boot Path Boot Script. 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 weakness was presented 01/05/2015 by Corey Kallenberg with Core as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-8274 since 10/12/2014. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 80458 (Intel UEFI EFI S3 Resume Boot Path Script Privilege Escalation (INTEL-SA-00041)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc..

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 (100389), Tenable (80458), SecurityFocus (BID 71873†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49151†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Temp Score: 6.8
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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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Nessus ID: 80458
Nessus Name: Intel UEFI EFI S3 Resume Boot Path Script Privilege Escalation (INTEL-SA-00041)
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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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01/12/2015 +7 days 🔍
02/03/2015 +22 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +44 days 🔍
03/08/2022 +2546 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Corey Kallenberg
Organization: Core
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-8274 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8274
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69003
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X-Force: 100389 - Multiple products that implement UEFI systems security bypass, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 71873 - Multiple Products UEFI Systems CVE-2014-8274 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 49151 - Intel UEFI BIOS Local Bypass Restrictions due to Failure to Restrict Access to the EFI S3 Resume Boot Path Boot Script, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 02/03/2015 09:36
Updated: 03/08/2022 09:42
Changes: 02/03/2015 09:36 (60), 06/23/2017 10:29 (1), 03/08/2022 09:42 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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