Buffer overflow in Intel products - CVE-2019-14557
Published: September 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46551
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14557
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Intel
Affected software:
8th Generation Intel Core Processors
10th Generation Intel Core Processors
Intel® Celeron® Processor 5000 Series
Intel Celeron Processor 4000 Series
9th Generation Intel Core Processors
8th Generation Intel Core Processors
10th Generation Intel Core Processors
Intel® Celeron® Processor 5000 Series
Intel Celeron Processor 4000 Series
9th Generation Intel Core Processors
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in BIOS firmware for 8th, 9th, 10th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM), Intel(R) Celeron(R) Processor 4000 & 5000 Series Processors. A remote authenticated user on the local network can send specially crafted traffic to the system, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-14557
Intel recommends that users of above Intel® products update to the
latest BIOS version provided by the system manufacturer that addresses
these issues.