CVE-2018-1992
IBM Power 9 Bootloader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
The IBM Power 9 OP910, OP920, and FW910 boot firmware's bootloader is responsible for loading and validating the initial boot firmware image that drives the rest of the system's hardware initialization. The bootloader firmware contains a buffer overflow vulnerability such that, if an attacker were able to replace the initial boot firmware image with a very carefully crafted and sufficiently large, malicious replacement, it could cause the bootloader, during the load of that image, to overwrite its own instruction memory and circumvent secure boot protections, install trojans, etc. IBM X-Force ID: 154345.
INFO
Published Date :
March 21, 2019, 4 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 9, 2019, 11:39 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
0.5
Affected Products
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-1992.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/154345 | VDB Entry Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10868992 | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2018-1992 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3 IBM Corporation AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10868992 No Types Assigned https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10868992 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/154345 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/154345 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:power_system_s922_\(9009-22a\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) fw910.10 OR cpe:2.3:h:ibm:power_system_s922_\(9009-22a\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:power_system_h922_\(9223-22h\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) fw910.10 OR cpe:2.3:h:ibm:power_system_h922_\(9223-22h\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:power_system_s914_\(9009-41a\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) fw910.10 OR cpe:2.3:h:ibm:power_system_s914_\(9009-41a\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:power_system_s924_\(9009-42a\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) fw910.10 OR cpe:2.3:h:ibm:power_system_s924_\(9009-42a\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:power_system_h924_\(9223-42h\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) fw910.10 OR cpe:2.3:h:ibm:power_system_h924_\(9223-42h\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:power_system_l922_\(9008-22l\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) fw910.10 OR cpe:2.3:h:ibm:power_system_l922_\(9008-22l\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:power_system_ac922_\(8335-gtg\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) op910.30 OR cpe:2.3:h:ibm:power_system_ac922_\(8335-gtg\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:power_system_ac922_\(8335-gth\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) op920.10 OR cpe:2.3:h:ibm:power_system_ac922_\(8335-gth\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:power_system_ac922_\(8335-gtx\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) op920.10 OR cpe:2.3:h:ibm:power_system_ac922_\(8335-gtx\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:power_system_lc921_\(9006-12p\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) op920.10 OR cpe:2.3:h:ibm:power_system_lc921_\(9006-12p\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:power_system_lc922_\(9006-22p\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) op920.10 OR cpe:2.3:h:ibm:power_system_lc922_\(9006-22p\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-1992 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-1992
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.10264
percentile