CVE-2018-12037

Description

An issue was discovered on Samsung 840 EVO and 850 EVO devices (only in "ATA high" mode, not vulnerable in "TCG" or "ATA max" mode), Samsung T3 and T5 portable drives, and Crucial MX100, MX200 and MX300 devices. Absence of a cryptographic link between the password and the Disk Encryption Key allows attackers with privileged access to SSD firmware full access to encrypted data.

4.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.16%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181112-0001/	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105840	third party advisory vdb entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV180028	patch vendor advisory third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-12037?: CVE-2018-12037 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-12037?: To fix CVE-2018-12037, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-12037 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-12037 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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