PT-2018-1090 · Promontory · Promontory Chipset

Published 2018-03-12 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-8935

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Promontory chipset versions (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a backdoor in the ASIC of the Promontory chipset, which can be exploited by an attacker with administrative privileges and access to the targeted computer. This allows the attacker to gain access to physical memory by utilizing a network device or a specially crafted driver.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-506

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-00475

CVE-2018-8935

Affected Products

Promontory Chipset

References · 8

• https://community.amd.com/community/amd-corporate/blog/2018/03/21/initial-amd-technical-assessment-of-cts-labs-research · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-00475 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8935 · Security Note
• https://vuldb.com/de/?id.114938 · Note
• https://blog.trailofbits.com/2018/03/15/amd-flaws-technical-summary · Note
• https://safefirmware.com/amdflaws_whitepaper.pdf · Note
• https://amdflaws.com · Note
• https://securitylab.ru/news/492088.php · Note