CVE-2019-14570 Memory corruption in NUC Advisory
A privileged local attacker can exploit memory corruption in Intel NUC firmware to escalate privileges, cause denial of service, or disclose information.
- 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-2019-14570?
CVE-2019-14570 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Intel® NUC Advisory, published on 11 Oct 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Memory corruption in system firmware for Intel(R) NUC may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, denial of service and/or information disclosure via local access.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14570?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Intel Nuc 8 Mainstream Game Kit Firmware, Intel Nuc 8 Mainstream Game Mini Computer Firmware, Intel Nuc Board De3815tybe Firmware, Intel Nuc Kit De3815tykhe Firmware, Intel Nuc Kit Dn2820fykh Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-14570?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14570 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-2019-14570 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14570 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel® NUC Advisory
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w697-crqq-q58c.