CVE-2008-7096 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local administrators with ring 0 privileges can escalate privileges to modify System Management Mode code or access hypervisory memory in Intel BIOS firmware.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-7096?
CVE-2008-7096 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Aug 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Intel Desktop and Intel Mobile Boards with BIOS firmware DQ35JO, DQ35MP, DP35DP, DG33FB, DG33BU, DG33TL, MGM965TW, D945GCPE, and DX38BT allows local administrators with ring 0 privileges to gain additional privileges and modify code that is running in System Management Mode, or access hypervisory memory as demonstrated at Black Hat 2008 by accessing certain remapping registers in Xen 3.3.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7096?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Bios.
How do I fix CVE-2008-7096?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7096 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-7096 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-7096 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2019-14557 Memory corruption in Intel BIOS
- CVE-2020-12360 Memory corruption in Intel(R) Processors
- CVE-2020-8672 Memory corruption in Intel BIOS Advisory
- CVE-2020-8739 Privilege escalation in Intel BIOS platform sample code for some Intel(R) Processors
- CVE-2020-12359 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Processors
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j6vc-v42r-phc6.