CVE-2018-12201

Description

Buffer overflow vulnerability in Platform Sample / Silicon Reference firmware for 8th Generation Intel(R) Core Processor, 7th Generation Intel(R) Core Processor, Intel(R) Pentium(R) Silver J5005 Processor, Intel(R) Pentium(R) Silver N5000 Processor, Intel(R) Celeron(R) J4105 Processor, Intel(R) Celeron(R) J4005 Processor, Intel Celeron(R) N4100 Processor and Intel(R) Celeron N4000 Processor may allow privileged user to potentially execute arbitrary code via local access.

Category

6.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.33%
Vendor Advisory intel.com
Affected: Intel Corporation Intel Platform Sample / Silicon Reference firmware
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-12201?
CVE-2018-12201 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-12201?
To fix CVE-2018-12201, 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-2018-12201 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-12201 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-12201?
CVE-2018-12201 affects Intel Corporation Intel Platform Sample / Silicon Reference firmware.
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