CVE-2018-12158 Information disclosure in Intel NUC Firmware Kits
A privileged local user can trigger information disclosure or denial of service in Intel NUC firmware due to insufficient input validation in the BIOS update utility.
- 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-2018-12158?
CVE-2018-12158 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel NUC Firmware Kits, published on 10 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficient input validation in BIOS update utility in Intel NUC FW kits downloaded before May 24, 2018 may allow a privileged user to potentially trigger a denial of service or information disclosure via local access.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12158?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Next Unit of Computing Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-12158?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-12158 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-12158 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12158 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel NUC Firmware Kits
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fv8r-r3g2-m956.