CVE-2018-12174 Memory corruption in Intel Parallel Studio XE 2018
A heap overflow in Intel Trace Analyzer allows authenticated local users to escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-12174?
CVE-2018-12174 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Intel Parallel Studio XE 2018, published on 14 Nov 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Heap overflow in Intel Trace Analyzer 2018 in Intel Parallel Studio XE 2018 Update 3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially escalate privileges via local access.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12174?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Parallel Studio Xe.
How do I fix CVE-2018-12174?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-12174 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-12174 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12174 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6xr6-q2pv-2hcf.