CVE-2019-11124 Memory corruption in Intel(R) NUC Firmware
A privileged local attacker can exploit out-of-bounds memory access in Intel NUC firmware to escalate privileges, cause denial of service, or disclose information.
- 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-2019-11124?
CVE-2019-11124 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Intel(R) NUC Firmware, published on 13 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Out of bound read/write in system firmware for Intel(R) NUC Kit may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, denial of service and/or information disclosure via local access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11124?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Intel Compute Card Firmware, Intel Compute Stick Firmware, Intel Nuc Kit Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-11124?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11124 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-2019-11124 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11124 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) NUC Firmware
- CVE-2018-12176 Code injection in Intel(R) NUC Kits and Intel(R) Compute Cards
- CVE-2019-11140 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) NUC Advisory
- CVE-2019-11123 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) NUC Firmware
- CVE-2019-11125 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) NUC Firmware
- CVE-2019-11126 Memory corruption in Intel(R) NUC Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x9c4-g4mc-7433.