CVE-2018-6242
NVIDIA Tegra BootROM Recovery Mode Buffer Overflow
Description
Some NVIDIA Tegra mobile processors released prior to 2016 contain a buffer overflow vulnerability in BootROM Recovery Mode (RCM). An attacker with physical access to the device's USB and the ability to force the device to reboot into RCM could exploit the vulnerability to execute unverified code.
INFO
Published Date :
May 1, 2018, 8:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 13, 2018, 5:11 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
0.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-6242 has a 19 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
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-2018-6242.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4660 | Vendor Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
ReSwitched payload launcher (mirror)
Makefile Python Assembly Shell JavaScript
Mirror of the original fusee-launcher repository at the 1.0 tag: https://github.com/Qyriad/fusee-launcher/archive/refs/tags/1.0.tar.gz
Makefile Python Assembly Shell JavaScript
None
Makefile Python Assembly Shell JavaScript
Implementation of CVE-2018-6242 (AKA Fusée Gelée, AKA shofel2)
CMake C++
None
None
Makefile Python Assembly Shell JavaScript CMake C M4 Batchfile D
None
None
None
None
Rust implementation of the Fusée Gelée exploit (CVE-2018-6242) for Tegra processors.
Rust
A WebUSB based payload launcher for devices vulnerable to CVE-2018-6242
HTML CSS TypeScript
None
Makefile Python Assembly Shell JavaScript
Collection of USB device(slave) related vulnerabilties
NXBoot is a Tegra (Nintendo Switch) payload injector for iOS and macOS devices.
HTML Objective-C Ruby Shell C
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-6242 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-6242 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 13, 2018
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:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4660 No Types Assigned http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4660 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:tegra_bootrom_rcm:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:tegra_mobile_processor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-6242 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-2018-6242
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.08 }} 0.00%
score
0.32361
percentile