6.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-12182
Intel EDK II SMM Memory Write Privilege Escalation
Description

Insufficient memory write check in SMM service for EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure and/or denial of service via local access.

INFO

Published Date :

March 27, 2019, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:44 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-12182 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Tianocore edk_ii

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-12182 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-12182 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107648
    Added Reference https://edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/sw-smi-confused-deputy-smramsavestate_c.html
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TQYVZRFEXSN3KS43AVH4D7QX553EZQYP/
    Added Reference https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03912en_us
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Intel Corporation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TQYVZRFEXSN3KS43AVH4D7QX553EZQYP/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Intel Corporation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TQYVZRFEXSN3KS43AVH4D7QX553EZQYP/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 15, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TQYVZRFEXSN3KS43AVH4D7QX553EZQYP/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03912en_us [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 01, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107648 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 01, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/sw-smi-confused-deputy-smramsavestate_c.html No Types Assigned https://edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/sw-smi-confused-deputy-smramsavestate_c.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-441
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk_ii:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-12182 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.02%

score

0.22993

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability