CVE-2018-3687 Privilege escalation in Intel Quartus II Programmer and Tools
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code via unquoted service paths in Intel Quartus II Programmer and Tools.
- 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-2018-3687?
CVE-2018-3687 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Quartus II Programmer and Tools, published on 10 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unquoted service paths in Intel Quartus II Programmer and Tools in versions 11.0 - 15.0 allow a local attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3687?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Quartus Ii Programmer and Tools.
How do I fix CVE-2018-3687?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3687 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-3687 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3687 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vx84-2m87-mv3f.