Is CVE-2018-12208 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-12208 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-12208?

CVE-2018-12208 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.6 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-12208?

CVE-2018-12208 has an EPSS score of 0.51% (40th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-12208?

Upgrade converged security management engine firmware to 12.0.20 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-12208

HIGH

7.6

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in HECI subsystem in Intel(R) CSME before versions 11.8.60, 11.11.60, 11.22.60 or 12.0.20 and Intel(R) TXE version before 3.1.60 or 4.0.10, or Intel(R) Server Platform Services before version 5.00.04.012 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially execute arbitrary code via physical access.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

converged security management engine firmwareNVD

Affected:>= 12.0.0, < 12.0.20Fixed in:12.0.20CVE-2018-12208derived from NVD

server platform services firmwareNVD

Affected:< 5.00.04.012Fixed in:5.00.04.012CVE-2018-12208derived from NVD

trusted execution engine firmwareNVD

Affected:>= 4.0, < 4.0.10Fixed in:4.0.10CVE-2018-12208derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorPhysical

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.51%probability of exploitation in 30 days

40thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 40% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

intel.com

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.