6.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-12204
Intel Server Board Memory Initialization Privilege Escalation
Description

Improper memory initialization in Platform Sample/Silicon Reference firmware Intel(R) Server Board, Intel(R) Server System and Intel(R) Compute Module may allow privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

INFO

Published Date :

March 14, 2019, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-12204 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 Intel platform_sample_firmware
2 Intel silicon_reference_firmware

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-12204 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jan. 16, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03978en_us [No Types Assigned]
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-264 CWE-665
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03929en_us [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Privilege escalation vulnerability in Platform Sample/ Silicon Reference firmware Intel(R) Server Board, Intel(R) Server System and Intel(R) Compute Module may allow privileged user to potentially execute arbitrary code via local access. Improper memory initialization in Platform Sample/Silicon Reference firmware Intel(R) Server Board, Intel(R) Server System and Intel(R) Compute Module may allow privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 03, 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]

    Mar. 21, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190318-0002/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 15, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00191.html No Types Assigned https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00191.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:platform_sample_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:bbs2600bpb:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:bbs2600bpq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:bbs2600bps:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:bbs2600stb:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:bbs2600stq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:bbs7200ap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:bbs7200apl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dbs2600cw2r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dbs2600cw2sr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dbs2600cwtr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dbs2600cwtsr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600bpb:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600bpb24:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600bpblc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600bpblc24:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600bpq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600bpq24:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600bps:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600bps24:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600kpfr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600kpr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600tp24r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600tp24sr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600tp24str:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600tpfr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600tpnr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600tpr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns7200ap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns7200apl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns7200apr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns7200aprl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r1208wftys:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r1208wt2gsr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r1208wttgsr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r1304wf0ys:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r1304wftys:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r1304wt2gsr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r1304wttgsr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2208wf0zs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2208wfqzs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2208wftzs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2208wt2ysr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2208wttyc1r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2208wttysr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2224wfqzs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2224wftzs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2224wttysr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2308wftzs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2308wttysr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2312wf0np:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2312wfqzs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2312wftzs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2312wttysr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600kpfr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600kpr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600kptr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600stb:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600stq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600tpfr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600tpnr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600tpr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600tptr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600wfo:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600wfq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600wft:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600wt2r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600wttr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600wtts1r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s7200apr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:intel:silicon_reference_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:bbs2600bpb:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:bbs2600bpq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:bbs2600bps:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:bbs2600stb:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:bbs2600stq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:bbs7200ap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:bbs7200apl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dbs2600cw2r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dbs2600cw2sr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dbs2600cwtr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dbs2600cwtsr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600bpb:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600bpb24:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600bpblc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600bpblc24:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600bpq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600bpq24:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600bps:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600bps24:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600kpfr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600kpr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600tp24r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600tp24sr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600tp24str:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600tpfr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600tpnr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns2600tpr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns7200ap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns7200apl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns7200apr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:hns7200aprl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r1208wftys:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r1208wt2gsr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r1208wttgsr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r1304wf0ys:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r1304wftys:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r1304wt2gsr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r1304wttgsr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2208wf0zs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2208wfqzs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2208wftzs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2208wt2ysr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2208wttyc1r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2208wttysr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2224wfqzs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2224wftzs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2224wttysr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2308wftzs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2308wttysr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2312wf0np:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2312wfqzs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2312wftzs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:r2312wttysr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600kpfr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600kpr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600kptr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600stb:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600stq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600tpfr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600tpnr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600tpr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600tptr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600wfo:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600wfq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600wft:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600wt2r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600wttr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s2600wtts1r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:s7200apr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-12204 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-12204 weaknesses.

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

0.24510

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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